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Lexis and Structure: Concord and Collocations

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  1. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:

    Neither the principal nor the teachers _____ present at the assembly yesterday.
  2. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

    The committee has submitted _____ recommendations to the ministry.
  3. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the capitalized word:

    The witness gave a CANDID account of the highway collision.
  4. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the capitalized word:

    The governor's response to the citizens' petition was surprisingly APATHETIC.
  5. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:

    The suspect was acquitted _____ all charges of embezzlement.
  6. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:

    Had I known about the venue change, I _____ earlier.
  7. Select the option with the same vowel sound as the underlined letter: beak
  8. Choose the option that correctly punctuates the sentence:

    "Where are you travelling _____" asked the customs officer.
  9. Choose the correct idiom meaning:

    To 'let the cat out of the bag' means to:
  10. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern: DIPLOMAT
  11. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

    One of the players _____ selected for the national tournament.
  12. Identify the figure of speech in: The wind whispered ancient secrets through the dark pines.
  13. According to the passage, the zai pit technique enhances crop yields primarily because:
  14. The word acute in the passage is closest in meaning to:
  15. What specific ecological role do termites play in the zai farming methodology?
  16. It can be inferred from the passage that hardpan soils in the Sahel:
  17. The author's tone toward the zai farming technique can best be described as:
  18. The word indigenous in the passage is closest in meaning to:

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