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Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

1. Although the European Economic community was established to ..... the economic growth of all its member nations
equally, some express ..... at what they claim is their unfair burden in maintaining the oranization.
(1) promote, favouritism (2) retard, vehemence (3) promote, resentment (4) measure, irritation
(5) aid, wrongfulness

2. An ancient and mythopoeic neurological disorder, epilepsy is .... in part by the sensation of intense and altered
consciousness doctors call an ‘aura,’ which ..... the epileptic seconds before his seizure.
(1) neutralised, overcomes (2) characterized, grips (3) obviated, afflicts (4) enhanced, debilitates
(5) diagnosed, proselytizes

3. The candidate announced, to the ..... of her devoted campaigners, that unless her performance in the polls improved
she would .... the race.
(1) consternation, withdraw from (2) bewilderment, abstain from
(3) mortification, continue (4) delight, step out of
(5) awe, renounce

4. They ..... until there was no recourse but to ..... a desperate, last-minute solution to the problem.
(1) berated, try (2) delayed, envision
(3) procrastinated, implement (4) debated, maintain
(5) filibustered, reject

5. Friendship, no matter how ....., has its boundaries; ..... advice, when thrust insistently upon one, is rarely an act of
friendship, regardless of the adviser’s intent.
(1) cool, contradictory (2) enjoyable, obverse (3) intimate, unsolicited (4) distant, marital
(5) special, desired

Select the lettered answer that contains the best version of the underlined section.

6. The hunter stalked the tiger slowly, cautiously, and in a silent manner.
(1) and in a silent manner (2) and silently (3) and by acting silently (4) and also used silence
(5) and in silence

7. Being that was raining, we decided to postpone the hike.

(1) Being that (2) Being as how
(3) In view of the fact that (4) Considering the fact that
(5) Because

8. The public health officer warned his audience about the danger of mixing alcohol and pills and driving after drinking
also.
(1) about the danger of mixing alcohol and pills and driving after drinking also
(2) about the danger of mixing alcohol and pills and driving after drinking
(3) about the dangerous nature of mixing alcohol and pills and driving after drinking also
(4) about the danger of mixing alcohol and pills, and driving after drinking also
(5) about the danger both of mixing alcohol and pills and driving after drinking

9. If you disobey traffic regulations, you will loose your driver’s license.
(1) you will loose your driver’s license (2) you’ll loose your driver’s license
(3) you will lose your driver’s license (4) you will loose your driver’s license
(5) your driver’s license will be lost

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10. I think they, as a rule, are much more convincing than us.
(1) as a rule, are much more convincing than us (2) as a rule are much more convincing than us
(3) as a rule, are much more convincing than we (4) as a rule; are much more convincing than us
(5) are, as a rule, much more convincing than us

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

11. BANAL
(1) philosophical (2) trite (3) dramatic (4) needles
(5) discussed

12. INTER
(1) bury (2) amuse (3) relate (4) frequent
(5) abandon

13. MAWKISH
(1) sentimental (2) true (3) certain (4) devious
(5) carefree

14. TEPID
(1) boiling (2) lukewarm (3) freezing (4) gracious
(5) cold

15. PRECARIOUS
(1) priceless (2) premature (3) hazardous (4) primitive
(5) unwelcome

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

16. SCAD
(1) parsimony (2) allocation (3) dearth (4) restraint
(5) provision

17. LACKLUSTRE
(1) superficial (2) courteous (3) vibrant (4) complex
(5) abundant

18. PROTRUSION
(1) deep recess (2) strong dislike (3) growing scarcity (4) illusion
(5) chaos

19. TRANSIENCE
(1) slowness (2) permanence (3) lack of caution (4) desire for perfection
(5) original nature

20. GRANDIOSE
(1) docile (2) unlikely to occur (3) simple and unimposing (4) light in weight
(5) uncommunicative

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

21. HELMET : HEAD

(1) pedal : foot (2) gun : hand (3) breastplate : chest (4) pendant : neck
(5) napsack : back

22. HERMIT : GREGARIOUS

(1) miser : penurious (2) ascetic : hedonistic
(3) coward : pusillanimous (4) scholar : literate
(5) crab : crustacean

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23. FIRE : ASHES
(1) accident : delay (2) wood : splinters (3) water : waves (4) regret : melancholy
(5) event : memories

24. HORNS : BULL

(1) mane : lion (2) wattles : turkey (3) antlers : stag (4) hoofs : horse
(5) wings : eagle

25. DUNGEON : CONFINEMENT

(1) church : chapel (2) school : truancy (3) asylum : refuge (4) hospital : mercy
(5) courthouse : remorse

Objective Key
1.(3) 2.(4) 3.(1) 4.(3) 5.(3) 6.(2) 7.(5) 8.(2) 9.(3) 10.(3)
11.(2) 12.(1) 13.(1) 14.(2) 15.(3) 16.(3) 17.(3) 18.(1) 19.(2) 20.(3)
21.(3) 22.(2) 23.(5) 24.(3) 25.(3)

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