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In the novel 'The Life Changer', Ngozi is described as being reserved and withdrawn yet generous to a fault. It is her generosity that leads to a strong bond between the roommates. She always shares her food with the rest and this leads them to start cooking as a small family.

Rhyme scheme refers to the pattern of end sounds or words in a verse or line of poetry. In this case, we are looking for a word that rhymes with 'Day' /deɪ/ dare - /deə/ anime - /ˈænɪmeɪ/ flight - /flaɪt/ ball - /bɔːl/ The word day and anime end with the /eɪ/ sound, therefore, they rhyme with each other.

never have been is most appropriate. Because of the use of the modal "might," the form of anomalous HAVE to use is have. Then, after "have" comes the past participle "been".

haven't had is most appropriate. This is known as the present perfect tense which is used to show that an action has been completed (or not) as of the time of speaking.

drought-resistant is most appropriate. Drought tolerance refers to the degree to which a plant is adapted to arid or drought conditions.

Parsimonious means to be very unwilling to spend money or use resources. The nearly opposite word is generous.

The word 'Growl' has a different rhyme from the other words. Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound. In this case, 'Bore', 'Four', and 'Roar' all end with the '-ore' sound, while 'Growl' ends with the '-owl' sound.

In English pronunciation, the word 'category' has the primary stress on the first syllable. Therefore, the correct option is 'CAT-e-go-ry'.

In Arabic, 'Ummi' is directly translated to mean 'My mother'. This can be seen on page 3 of the novel. According to Ummi, she was named after her paternal grandmother.

The word 'indispensable' means something or someone that is absolutely necessary or extremely important in a particular situation. In this context, it means that Bisi is a very important member of the staff. Therefore, the word 'vital' is the closest in meaning to 'indispensable'.

exist - /ɪgzɪst/ helicopter - /helɪkɒptə/ isle - /aɪl/ meant - /ment/ never - /nevə/

In the novel 'The Life Changer', in Lafayette, before a stranger is hosted or accommodated, permission must be requested and granted by the Hakimi. The Hakimi is a traditional title for a local or tribal leader in some areas of the Middle East and North Africa. This can be seen on page 20 of the novel. It is an important tradition that helps to ensure that no criminal or fugitive from justice is harboured or accommodated in the village.

The words 'sun', 'shun', and 'son' have the same vowel sound /ʌ/, while 'short' has a different vowel sound /ɔ:/. Therefore, 'short' does not have the same vowel sound as the others.

From the passage, it is clear that Athens had interceded for the other Greek city-states against the Persian domination. This means that Athens had intervened on behalf of the other Greek city-states. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

In the passage, it is mentioned that 'In anger the king sent an enormous army to defeat Athens. He thought it would take drastic steps to pacify the rebellious part of the empire.' This implies that Darius, the king, took drastic steps to calm the rebellious Athenians. Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.