Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: ...for the team for six years, he decided to join another
The phrase 'Having played' correctly indicates a completed action before another past action (deciding to join another team).
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The bridge connecting the two cities was ... by the enemy
'Blown up' means destroyed by an explosion, fitting the context of an enemy action against a bridge.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: My little boy is suffering ... jaundice
The correct preposition for suffering from a disease like jaundice is 'from'.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: They went to the market and bought a suitcase and ... bag
The correct order of adjectives is size (big), color (brown), material (leather), so 'a big brown leather' is correct.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: By the end of this year, I ... in this town for eleven years
'I'll have lived' is the future perfect tense, indicating a duration of time completed by the end of this year.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: I knew you were going in that direction but I did not know exactly ...
'Where you were going' is grammatically correct and fits the past context of the sentence.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The hill behind the town was so steep ...
'That no man could find a foot-hold on it' correctly indicates the steepness made it impossible to find a foothold.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: Walking down the street ...
'The boy was knocked down by a car' is grammatically correct and describes an event that happened while walking.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The project which seemed very near realization ... because of lack of funds
'Fell through' means failed or did not happen, fitting the context of a project failing due to lack of funds.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: James asked ... could she meet him later
'If she could meet him later' is the correct indirect question form for 'whether'.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: Doesn't she have to attend the lecture ...?
The correct tag question is 'hasn't she', matching the auxiliary verb and negation.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: After our series of quarrels, it would be ... to pretend that I have any more regard for him
'Hypothetical' means based on pretense, fitting the context of pretending to have regard.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: If the company had any delay at the customs office, it was ... their own making
'Of their own making' means the delay was caused by the company itself.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: There is an obvious need to ward ... enemy attacks
'Ward off' is the correct phrase, meaning to prevent or repel enemy attacks.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: David can only become more mature through ... to life outside his home
'Exposure' is a noun, fitting the sentence structure ('through exposure to life').
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: Many of those who ... the country's educational policy have taught for many years
'Formulated' means to create or devise, fitting the context of creating an educational policy.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: Mr. Thomas talked ... about the successes of his institute in the past year
'At great length' is the correct idiomatic expression, meaning to talk in detail for a long time.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The governor commended the society's ... services to the nation
'Humanitarian' refers to services aimed at improving human welfare.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The members of the panel were ...
'Discussing it' is correct, as 'discussing' does not require a preposition in this context.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: This writer analyses the evil society ...
'In a masterly way' means skillfully, fitting the context of analyzing the society.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The Nigerian society of Engineers has set up ... to study the nation's problems
'A task force' is a group set up to address specific problems, fitting the context.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: It was a long poem but I learnt it ...
'By heart' is the correct idiom for memorizing something completely.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The young teacher was surprised that his promotion was approved by the old inspector who is generally ...
'Hard to please' fits the context, as the surprise suggests the inspector is typically difficult to satisfy.
Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: John, would you mind lifting this box?
'I don't mind' is the polite response indicating willingness to help.
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement: Had she asked me earlier, I might have been able to employ him
The sentence implies that because she didn’t ask earlier, the action (employing him) did not happen.
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement: Were he to apologize, I would probably forgive him
'Probably' indicates a possibility, so 'If he apologizes, I may forgive him' captures the conditional nature.
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word: As he was a 'gullible' leader, his followers took advantage of him
'Gullible' means easily deceived, aligning with 'simple-minded to a fault'.
Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences: The telephone ... in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world
'Was invented' is the correct past tense for an event in the nineteenth century.
Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences: By the end of the next semester, he ... his university education
'Shall have completed' is the future perfect tense for an action finished by a future time.
Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences: In the past, his father used to walk, but nowadays he ... to work by bicycle
'Goes' is the present tense, fitting the contrast with the past ('used to walk').
Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences: The students ... so much noise that the lecturer had to walk out of the class
'Were making' is the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action at the time.
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word: His 'penury' gave him a lifetime of hunger
'Penury' means extreme poverty, so 'poverty' is the closest in meaning.
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word: The bible's 'prodigal' son became quite wealthy eventually
'Prodigal' means extravagant, but the sentence describes him as wealthy, so 'affluent' fits.
Choose the best option to fill the gaps: The prices ... are too high for us
'Quoted' refers to stating a price, fitting the context of high prices.
Choose the best option to fill the gaps: The method ... does not give the expected results
'I recommended' fits the context of a method that was suggested but failed.
Choose the best option to fill the gaps: Oxygen is necessary to life. Nothing can live without it. It was ... a century ago
'Discovered' is the correct term for the scientific finding of oxygen’s role.
What is the primary benefit of education mentioned in the passage? Passage: Education equips individuals with knowledge and skills for personal and societal growth. It fosters critical thinking and opens opportunities for better employment. However, access to quality education remains a challenge in many regions due to limited resources.
The passage states that education equips individuals for 'personal and societal growth'.
According to the passage, what challenge limits access to quality education? Passage: Education equips individuals with knowledge and skills for personal and societal growth. It fosters critical thinking and opens opportunities for better employment. However, access to quality education remains a challenge in many regions due to limited resources.
The passage mentions 'limited resources' as a challenge to accessing quality education.
What does education foster, as stated in the passage? Passage: Education equips individuals with knowledge and skills for personal and societal growth. It fosters critical thinking and opens opportunities for better employment. However, access to quality education remains a challenge in many regions due to limited resources.
The passage explicitly states that education 'fosters critical thinking'.
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in the sentence: 'She passed the exam by the skin of her teeth.'
'By the skin of her teeth' means by a very narrow margin.
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