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Choose from the options lettered A to E the one that rhymes with the word given. reverse

Choose from the options lettered A to E, the one that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s). Nose

Choose from the options lettered A-E the one that meet appropriately completes each sentence Each of the authors received .................... royalties

Choose from the options lettered A-E the one that meet appropriately completes each sentence The Governor was .......... hasty in his economic policy.

Choose from the option letter A to E the one that contains the sound segment represented by the given phonetic symbol . /g/

Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate of the following questions (Nos 21-30) The President promised not to introduce any belt-tightening measures this year. This means the year will be less stressful

Choose from the options lettered A to E the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s). vice

Choose from the options lettered A-E the one that meet appropriately completes each sentence We all expected him to pull .......... his illness soon

Choose from the options lettered A to E the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s). mutton

The poor state of the facilities in your school is causing the studens freat concern. As the Senior Prefect, write a letter to the chairman of the Board of Governors highlighting the problems and requesting him to come to the aid of the school.

Your father insists that you must study medicine at the University, but you have an entirely different course in mind. Write a letter to him explaining why you prefer this other course and why he should allow you make your own choice.

Write an article suitable for publication in a national newspaper on the benefits that will be derived from the government showing interest in agriculture.

You are the chief speaker in a debate on the topic "Wealth is more important than health," Write your speech for or against the topic.

Write a story on the topic: "An experience I'd love to have again."

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. When Eze was invited to spend his Easter holidays with Uncle Chike in Lagos, he jumped for joy! He had always pictured Lagos as a wonderland of bright lights, paved roads, elegant people riding by in their expensive cars, and beautiful residential quarters. This invitation was the wonderful opportunity for him to leave his small village for the first time and experience first-hand the good life of the city that he had imagined so much about! The fateful day came and Eze, happy as a lark, bid an excited good-bye to his family. The first leg of his trip started modestly in the back of the rickety lorry that plied the dirt road linking his village to the rest of the world, but Eze was sure that he would later ride triumphantly into Lagos on one of those legendary luxury buses that he admired so much. This was also an experience to look forward to! When he arrived in Lagos, it was almost dark. The first things that struck him as he alighted from the bus were the teeming crowd with their desperate unsmiling faces, the deafening noise of the ceaseless traffic, the polluted air with its acrid smell of exhaust fumes and decay, the endless rows of dirty and crumbling concrete buildings, and the filth everywhere. What a sharp contrast with the city he had built up in his imagination! But surely there must still be much to look forward to. Back in the village, Uncle Chike was regarded as a well-to-do trader. So Eze was further surprised and disappointed to find that he lived in a single room in a sleazy part of the city. At night, it got hot and stuffy, but they dared not open the windows as this would bring an invasion of mosquitoes. Eze woke up the next morning feeling clammy, but he could still not have a bath. As his uncle took him to a shack across the street for a hurried breakfast of thin tea and mouldy bread, he explained that they usually bought water from a mobile tanker that had not come for some time. Eze was still recovering from his surprise at this information when they rushed off for his uncle s market stall, and he had his first unpleasant ride in one of the notorious molue buses of the city. As they struggled down from the bus, shoving against the solid mass of desperate, bad-tempered commuters, Eze thought of his village, and the city suddenly lost whatever was left of its attraction for him. True, the village was small; life there was monotonous, and it lacked some essential amenities_ But it was peaceful; you drank clean water and ate what you wanted fresh; you moved about freely and breathed clean air; and everyone was friendly and helpful. Greatly disillusioned with the city, Eze longed to return to his beloved village! (a) State two experiences that Eze looked forward to. (b) Mention any two features of the city that Eze noticed at once (c) What two discoveries surprised and disappointed Eze when he arrived in the city? (d) Mention any two experiences in the city that Eze found unpleasant. (e) What conclusion did Eze draw from his experiences in. the city? (f) " as a lark ..." What figure of speech is contained in this expression? (g) "When he arrived. in Lagos,..." (i) What grammatical name is given to this expression as it is used in the passage? (ii) What is its function? . (h) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage. (i) pictured; (ii) stuffy; (iii) invasion; (iv) hurried; (v) attraction; (vi) monotonous.