Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the ___________who used to flock the libraries every evening.
A.gradual reduction of readers
B.reduction gradual readers
C.gradual readers of reduction
D.gradual readers reduction

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
I don’t care__________ money. Money can’t buy happiness.
A.with
B.about
C.in
D.at

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright _______.
A.winnings
B.winning
C.winner
D.win

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Business leaders gave an ________ welcome to the proposal.
A.warmly
B.official
C.enthusiastic
D.exciting

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
On Christmas Eve, the _______ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother's house.
A.entire
B.complete
C.mere
D.total

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
_______ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
A.According to
B.Due to
C.Because of
D.On account of

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Nigeria has a population _______ nearly 100 million.
A.about
B.with
C.in
D.of

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The band is planning to go on ________ in Europe and Asia next year.
A.circuit
B.travel
C.trip
D.tour

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The silver medalist was later ________ for running outside her lane.
A.banned
B.outlawed
C.disqualified
D.disallowed

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.
A.offer
B.discover
C.guess
D.complete