From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The Manager soon found out that my sister was acompetent typist

• A. patient
• B. capable
• C. hardworking
• D. careless

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

Layi is quitereliable but his sister is_________

• A. unswerving
• B. untrustworthy
• C. deceptive
• D. pretentious

In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: The corrupt official had to leave the public servicewilly-nilly

• A. unprepared
• B. reluctantly
• C. willingly
• D. compulsorily

He bought a typewriter with a view ................. to type

• A. to learning
• B. to learnt
• C. to be learning
• D. to be learnt

Theabeyance of school activities last semester was a reason for concern.

• A. continuance
• B. collapse
• C. reduction
• D. intensity

The principal was able to establish a functional language laboratory for school because he acted ............... the advise of experts on the subject

• A. through
• B. at
• C. from
• D. on

By this time next year, I ______ twenty years old

• (A) would have been
• (B) will be
• (C) could have been
• (D) will have been

Choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol

/æ/

• A. snag
• B. around
• C. small
• D. also

Plans for a rise in production ................. through when a strike started.

• A. went
• B. came
• C. set
• D. fell

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

You should take what he tells you with a pinch of salt. This means that you should

• A. reject everything he says because he is a liar
• B. pay close attention to him
• C. doubt what he says
• D. question him closely