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PASSAGE I

With some ten hour’s journey before them, Mr Dare, English teacher and his colleagues at first thought of accepting Pa Chukwuka’s advice that they should stay till Monday morning. Pa Chukwuka was an 80 year old gate keeper at the secondary school where Mr Dare taught. But, Mr. Dare knew that the senior classes which he handled would almost be paralysed for a whole day if he and his colleagues should stay on. That he did not like. So, the journey started and a little later, it began to rain heavily.

In spite of this, the five cars sped on. They crossed the River Niger a little after 4p.m, and Asaba was soon behind the travellers. In front was Mr. Dare’s car with his two relatives, himself and his bride. Their mission was the formal marriage ceremony. Behind them was the principal’s car.

Gradually, the convoy went on. Yet, for hundred of kilometres, the rain persisted; lighter in some places, heavier in others but present in one form or the other throughout.

Darkness fell little by little over the landscape. The accident that almost claimed their lives struck them a kilometres outside Abah-unor. The on-coming lorry dazzled him with its powerful headlights. As it went towards him, his bespectacled eyes were momentarily blinded. He swerved off the road for the devil of the long lorry. Regrettably, because of the muddy, wide gutter which worsened the swerve, by the time the lorry had gone past, Mr. Dare and his fellow travellers were struggling  to get off the terrible fire that started after the accident.

QUESTIONS

1. What had the travelers been told before the journey started?

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Why did Mr. Dare and his colleagues decide to travel in spite of the advice?

Question: When did they drive past Asaba?

Question: How many people were in Mr Dare’s car?

Question: What was the mission of the travellers?

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SECTION B : VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options lettered A-D (11-20)

1. He works in the abattoir, therefore he is a ____

Question: A meal that is eaten very late in the morning and close to afternoon is called ____

Question: The youth of nowadays need a lot of ____

Question: Determination is the key to ____

Question: The president _____ a London bound plane at the Aminu kano International Airport.

Question: The accident ____ had just been wheeled into the emergency ward.

Question: All soldiers living in the town have been asked to go back to the _____

Question: A lawyer came to read my father’s ___ when he died.

Question: The officer was promoted to a new ____ when he returned after the assignment

Question: There is a serious ____ in sudan since rain has not fallen there for over ten months.

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SECTION C : STRUCTURE

Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate of the options lettered A-E (21-25)

The road safety sign says _____head

Question: The aircraft took ____ at 11:45am

Question: Every child was served a _____ of rice

Question: Many guest were invited to party but only ____ attended

Question: From the options lettered A- D choose the one that is nearly opposite in meaning to the word or words underline in each sentence (26-30)

Where others failed he _____

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From the options lettered A- D choose the one that is nearly opposite in meaning to the word or words underline in each sentence (26-30)

1. Where others failed he _____

Question: It is unfair and unjust to punish both innocent and the _____

Question: I prefer a quiet environment to a ____

Question: The payment of the levy is compulsory and not _____

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From the options labeled A-D choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the words underlined.

Smoking is banned in public places

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COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE OF THE OPTIONS LETTERED A – D(36- 40)

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Question: The woman waited in vain for her friend’s return ____three hours

Question: Ade fell _____ his bicycle on his way to school today

Question: He has not got____the shock of his wife’s death

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SPOKEN ENGLISH

CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS LETTERED A-D THE WORD THAT CONTAINS THE GIVEN PHONETIC SYMBOL ( 41-50)

1. /ại/

Question: /ei/

Question: /i/

Question: /ᶚ:/

Question:/f/

Question:/u:/

Question: /k/

Question: 49. /g/

Question: /ts/

Question:COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE OF THE OPTIONS.
Once upon a time there _________ (live) a man called Damocles

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Question:He traveled all __________ the world when he was eighty years old.

Question:Rina borrowed ___________ pencil from Sunita.

Question: I like ________ the piano.

Question: I want ______ apple from that basket.

Question:Books were lying ________ the curtain.

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Question:To err is _________ to forgive is divine

Question:Did the boys turn _____________ for football practice?