From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

Mbinki runs...........as fast as I.

• A. indeed
• B. pretty
• C. much
• D. just

He went to the ---------------- to buy some tomatoes to plant.

• A. Granary
• B. Store
• C. Nursery
• D. Hatchery

Antonym: EXEMPLARY

• a. Foreign
• b. Imitate
• c. Additional
• d. Outstanding

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

The cast consisted of manyfamous actors and few.............ones.

• A. humble
• B. infamous
• C. unknown
• D. unpopular

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.

The accountant falsified the records in order to feather his own nest. This means that the accountant tried to

• A. deceive his boss
• B. put a feather in his cap
• C. make himself rich
• D. avenge a wrong done to him by his boos

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The meeting cannot start because we have not formed a .............

• A. quota
• B. crowd
• C. quorum
• D. chorus

Bread and Beans ____ my favourite food

• A. is
• B. are
• C. were
• D. was

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The hospital was closed ...... because there were no beds to put patients ..... ?

• A. again / upon
• B. off / on
• C. down / at
• D. up / in

Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?

When I visited James I only gave him a congratulatory card on account of his promotion?

• A. The only person I visited was James and nobody else
• B. It was only James that I gave a congratulatory card to
• C. All I gave James when I visited him was a congratulatory card
• D. All I did when I visited James was given him a congratulatory card

Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Any student found guilty of examination malpractice should be allowed tostew in his juice?

• A. taste a repeat of the examination
• B. suffer the consequences of his action
• C. bear the burnt of the disgrace
• D. forfeit the opportunity of further education