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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.
I knew Okoronkwo's father very well and I must say that his son is a chip off the old book. This means that Okoronkwo

  • A. has chosen the same career as his father
  • B. is very much like his father
  • C. is an extremely different sort of person from his father
  • D. has taken up a different profession from his father's
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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 debating team was warned to make convincing points and not to play to the gallery. This means that the team should not
  • A. be selfish
  • B. underrate the opponents
  • C. be over-confident
  • D. attempt to win cheap popularity
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28
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.
Anyone who thinks that he can succeed in life without working hard is living in a fool's paradise. This means that such a person
  • A. is having an illusion
  • B. thinks other people are fools
  • C. thinks that working is merely a joke
  • D. is on the verge of insanity
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From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words.
As a result of the terrible sufferings he had undergone, he became very despondent about the future
  • A. mischievous
  • B. agitated
  • C. desperate
  • D. aggressive
  • E. hopeless
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From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words.
The boss has an aversion for smoking
  • A. an inclination
  • B. a distaste
  • C. a lust
  • D. a desire
  • E. a habit
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