In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Telling Ali to break his habit of coming to work late is like knocking your head against a brick wall

• A. trying the impossible
• B. asking him to beat you
• C. making a fool of yourself
• D. asking him to be your enemy

In assessing the films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, ______ have missed his equally deep engagement with Japanese artistic traditions such as Noh theater. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) many critics have focused on Kurosawa
• B) Kurosawa
• C) there are many critics who have focused on Kurosawa
• D) the focus of many critics has been on Kurosawa

Can you buy African souvenirs in any other shops? Or ............. can you buy African souvenirs?

• A. what place
• B. which place
• C. where
• D. where else

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) whichbest fills the gap(s): During demonstration, the mobile police were instructed to break .... the students defence line

• A. off
• B. open
• C. through
• D. down

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

Democracy

• A. DEmocracy
• B. deMOcracy
• C. demoCRAcy
• D. democraCY

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretaion that is most appropriate for the sentence.

Children think their parents are behind the times. This means that they think that their parents are

• A. always late for work
• B. not worried about new things
• C. old fashioned
• D. not duty conscious

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: The current economic crisis has led to the.............of many workers.

• A. rejection
• B. retrenchment
• C. isolation
• D. ejection

My father does not mind ___ me to school every day

• (A)driving
• (B) to drive
• (C) to be driving
• (D) to drove

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap. Until his recent experience, Onimisi used to pride himself....... his fearlessness?

• A. on
• B. by
• C. about
• D. for

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

sign

• A. fawn
• B. thing
• C. hymn
• D. single