JAMB Use of English 1984

Question 1

It was summer, early afternoon. Jim ran into the station. The 4.30 train was about to leave. As he ran along the platform he saw a girl just ahead of him. She was young -- about his age. He followed her into a carriage and sat down opposite her. She took out a magazine and was reading it. He took out a book and pretended to do the same. After a minute he looked up and smiled at her. She didn’t smile back but gave him an encouraging look. Both returned to their reading but this time she was pretending too. He found her attractive and wanted to see her again. But how to arrange it? He had an idea. He took an old envelope out of his pocket and wrote the following words: ‘Hallo! My number is 123-4567 and my name is Jim. I would very much like to see you again. Ring me at nine.’ The train arrived at the terminal. Without looking at the girl, he handed her the envelope, or rather threw it at her, and jumped off the train. When he got home he made himself a cup of coffee and wondered… perhaps she was one of those naturally friendly people who smile at everybody. He was listening to the radio when the telephone rang… it was only Umaru. Nine o’clock, then 9.30 and no telephone call from the girl. Feeling miserable he went to bed early. It was a foggy morning. ‘Hallo, is that Jim? This is Joan. You…’ It was two minutes past nine.

On the train Jim was

1. reading a book
2. staring at the girl
3. pretending to read
4. looking through a magazine
5. reading a newspaper.

Question 2

It was summer, early afternoon. Jim ran into the station. The 4.30 train was about to leave. As he ran along the platform he saw a girl just ahead of him. She was young -- about his age. He followed her into a carriage and sat down opposite her. She took out a magazine and was reading it. He took out a book and pretended to do the same. After a minute he looked up and smiled at her. She didn’t smile back but gave him an encouraging look. Both returned to their reading but this time she was pretending too. He found her attractive and wanted to see her again. But how to arrange it? He had an idea. He took an old envelope out of his pocket and wrote the following words: ‘Hallo! My number is 123-4567 and my name is Jim. I would very much like to see you again. Ring me at nine.’ The train arrived at the terminal. Without looking at the girl, he handed her the envelope, or rather threw it at her, and jumped off the train. When he got home he made himself a cup of coffee and wondered… perhaps she was one of those naturally friendly people who smile at everybody. He was listening to the radio when the telephone rang… it was only Umaru. Nine o’clock, then 9.30 and no telephone call from the girl. Feeling miserable he went to bed early. It was a foggy morning. ‘Hallo, is that Jim? This is Joan. You…’ It was two minutes past nine.

He wanted to see the girl again because

1. it was summer
2. she was attractive
3. he wanted to read her magazine
4. she smiled at him
5. they had agreed to meet.

Question 3

It was summer, early afternoon. Jim ran into the station. The 4.30 train was about to leave. As he ran along the platform he saw a girl just ahead of him. She was young -- about his age. He followed her into a carriage and sat down opposite her. She took out a magazine and was reading it. He took out a book and pretended to do the same. After a minute he looked up and smiled at her. She didn’t smile back but gave him an encouraging look. Both returned to their reading but this time she was pretending too. He found her attractive and wanted to see her again. But how to arrange it? He had an idea. He took an old envelope out of his pocket and wrote the following words: ‘Hallo! My number is 123-4567 and my name is Jim. I would very much like to see you again. Ring me at nine.’ The train arrived at the terminal. Without looking at the girl, he handed her the envelope, or rather threw it at her, and jumped off the train. When he got home he made himself a cup of coffee and wondered… perhaps she was one of those naturally friendly people who smile at everybody. He was listening to the radio when the telephone rang… it was only Umaru. Nine o’clock, then 9.30 and no telephone call from the girl. Feeling miserable he went to bed early. It was a foggy morning. ‘Hallo, is that Jim? This is Joan. You…’ It was two minutes past nine.

He hoped to arrange a date with her by

1. writing a letter to her
2. ringing her up
3. waiting at the station
4. handing in a short note in a hurry
5. sending a telegram.

Question 11

Every artist’s work, unless he be a hermit, creating solely for his own satisfaction and with no need of sales, is to some extent ‘socially conditioned’; he depends upon the approval of his patrons. Social conditioning is of course part of the field of study of the social anthropologist, yet I am not aware that the social conditioning of artists has ever been seriously studied. That such study is needed for the proper appraisal of traditional African art is evident enough when we note the ingenuous assumption, current in many writings on the subject, that the carver’s hand is so closely controlled by the custom of centuries that the credit for any creative imagination which is apparent in his work is due not to him but to the long succession of his predecessors. Of course, there is an element of truth in this view of the tribal artist as copyist, but it is hardly more valid for the African than for the European artist. In both cases the work of art is the outcome of a dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist, and in both the relative strength of these two forces may vary almost infinitely. To assess the personal ingredient in an African carving is no easy matter, especially if one is confronted with a rare or unique piece in an unfamiliar style; but the considerations involved are much the same as those employed in European art criticism.

Most artists are strongly influenced by the

1. desire for self-expression.
2. need to sell their works
3. tastes and wishes of the society
4. creative imagination
5. opinions of critics.

Question 13

Every artist’s work, unless he be a hermit, creating solely for his own satisfaction and with no need of sales, is to some extent ‘socially conditioned’; he depends upon the approval of his patrons. Social conditioning is of course part of the field of study of the social anthropologist, yet I am not aware that the social conditioning of artists has ever been seriously studied. That such study is needed for the proper appraisal of traditional African art is evident enough when we note the ingenuous assumption, current in many writings on the subject, that the carver’s hand is so closely controlled by the custom of centuries that the credit for any creative imagination which is apparent in his work is due not to him but to the long succession of his predecessors. Of course, there is an element of truth in this view of the tribal artist as copyist, but it is hardly more valid for the African than for the European artist. In both cases the work of art is the outcome of a dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist, and in both the relative strength of these two forces may vary almost infinitely. To assess the personal ingredient in an African carving is no easy matter, especially if one is confronted with a rare or unique piece in an unfamiliar style; but the considerations involved are much the same as those employed in European art criticism.

It would be useful to study the social conditioning of artists because

1. we know that African art is entirely influenced by tradition.
2. traditional art arises from the customs of the people
3. an artist’s predecessors solely determine the nature of his work
4. we do not know the extent to which an artist is influenced by his society
5. we do not know very much about how an artist’s creative imagination works.

Question 14

Every artist’s work, unless he be a hermit, creating solely for his own satisfaction and with no need of sales, is to some extent ‘socially conditioned’; he depends upon the approval of his patrons. Social conditioning is of course part of the field of study of the social anthropologist, yet I am not aware that the social conditioning of artists has ever been seriously studied. That such study is needed for the proper appraisal of traditional African art is evident enough when we note the ingenuous assumption, current in many writings on the subject, that the carver’s hand is so closely controlled by the custom of centuries that the credit for any creative imagination which is apparent in his work is due not to him but to the long succession of his predecessors. Of course, there is an element of truth in this view of the tribal artist as copyist, but it is hardly more valid for the African than for the European artist. In both cases the work of art is the outcome of a dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist, and in both the relative strength of these two forces may vary almost infinitely. To assess the personal ingredient in an African carving is no easy matter, especially if one is confronted with a rare or unique piece in an unfamiliar style; but the considerations involved are much the same as those employed in European art criticism.

‘The work of art is the outcome of a dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist’ means that

1. the artist is influenced both by the society and by his own creative imagination
2. there is an irreconcilable conflict between an artist’s creativity and the demands that society makes on him.
3. the artist subordinates his individual talent to the demands of the society
4. few works of art are entirely original
5. the individual artist needs to be informed about the traditions of the society.

Question 16

One day, Alan, a friend of mine, who likes country life, was fishing in a river, when he caught a trout. He tried to pull the fish in but it slipped off the hook, flew over his head and landed in a field behind him. Alan put down his rod, went through the gate and started searching for his trout. Some people, obviously from the city, were having a picnic in the field. One of the men shouted ‘What on earth are you doing?’ Thinking that it was a stupid question because they could see how he was dressed, Alan replied ‘Fishing’. ‘Don’t be silly, the fish are down in the river’, answered the man. ‘Fish don’t live in fields!’ He turned to his friends, laughing, thinking that he had made a good joke. ‘Oh, but they do’, said Alan. ‘They jump out of the river to look for flies and I catch them with my hands.’ At that moment he found his trout in the grass and picked it up and showed it to the picnickers. He put it in his basket and bent down, as if he was hunting for another one. The picnickers, no longer laughing, spent the rest of the day searching the field.

Why did the fish land in the field?

1. it had wings
2. it was a flying fish
3. it was looking for food
4. Alan pulled too hard
5. it fell off the hook

Question 17

One day, Alan, a friend of mine, who likes country life, was fishing in a river, when he caught a trout. He tried to pull the fish in but it slipped off the hook, flew over his head and landed in a field behind him. Alan put down his rod, went through the gate and started searching for his trout. Some people, obviously from the city, were having a picnic in the field. One of the men shouted ‘What on earth are you doing?’ Thinking that it was a stupid question because they could see how he was dressed, Alan replied ‘Fishing’. ‘Don’t be silly, the fish are down in the river’, answered the man. ‘Fish don’t live in fields!’ He turned to his friends, laughing, thinking that he had made a good joke. ‘Oh, but they do’, said Alan. ‘They jump out of the river to look for flies and I catch them with my hands.’ At that moment he found his trout in the grass and picked it up and showed it to the picnickers. He put it in his basket and bent down, as if he was hunting for another one. The picnickers, no longer laughing, spent the rest of the day searching the field.

The picnickers were

1. farmers
2. from the nearby village
3. tourists
4. people from the city
5. anglers like him.

Question 18

One day, Alan, a friend of mine, who likes country life, was fishing in a river, when he caught a trout. He tried to pull the fish in but it slipped off the hook, flew over his head and landed in a field behind him. Alan put down his rod, went through the gate and started searching for his trout. Some people, obviously from the city, were having a picnic in the field. One of the men shouted ‘What on earth are you doing?’ Thinking that it was a stupid question because they could see how he was dressed, Alan replied ‘Fishing’. ‘Don’t be silly, the fish are down in the river’, answered the man. ‘Fish don’t live in fields!’ He turned to his friends, laughing, thinking that he had made a good joke. ‘Oh, but they do’, said Alan. ‘They jump out of the river to look for flies and I catch them with my hands.’ At that moment he found his trout in the grass and picked it up and showed it to the picnickers. He put it in his basket and bent down, as if he was hunting for another one. The picnickers, no longer laughing, spent the rest of the day searching the field.

Where was Alan looking for his fish? He was looking for the fish

1. in the grass,
2. down in the river
3. in front of the gate
4. in his basket
5. among the picnickers.

Question 20

One day, Alan, a friend of mine, who likes country life, was fishing in a river, when he caught a trout. He tried to pull the fish in but it slipped off the hook, flew over his head and landed in a field behind him. Alan put down his rod, went through the gate and started searching for his trout. Some people, obviously from the city, were having a picnic in the field. One of the men shouted ‘What on earth are you doing?’ Thinking that it was a stupid question because they could see how he was dressed, Alan replied ‘Fishing’. ‘Don’t be silly, the fish are down in the river’, answered the man. ‘Fish don’t live in fields!’ He turned to his friends, laughing, thinking that he had made a good joke. ‘Oh, but they do’, said Alan. ‘They jump out of the river to look for flies and I catch them with my hands.’ At that moment he found his trout in the grass and picked it up and showed it to the picnickers. He put it in his basket and bent down, as if he was hunting for another one. The picnickers, no longer laughing, spent the rest of the day searching the field.

“He laughs best who laughs last” is true for this story because

1. the picnickers were enjoying themselves
2. finally he found his fish
3. Alan played a good trick on the picnickers
4. fishing is a pastime
5. Alan likes country life

Question 21

In 1973 a Japanese sericulturist arrived in Malawi with a batch of 40,000 silkworm eggs. They were taken to the Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station in Thyolo District. In this station, work is being done to determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and areas where mulberry trees, whose leaves the worms feed on, could grow well. According to researchers, the silkworms – which eventually develop into cocoons from which raw silk is produced – do well in areas with warm climatic conditions. Silk is one of the strongest of fibres. In fact, for thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as the most beautiful and durable materials woven by man. Many people call silk the ‘cloth of kings and queens’. The weaving of silk originated in China. An old Chinese book, believed to be written by Confucius, tells us that the wife of Emperor Huang-ti was the first person to make fabrics of silk. Around 2640 B.C., Emperor Huang-ti asked his wife Hsi Ling-shih to study the worms that were destroying the mulberry trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the cocoons into the palace to see what they were made of. She dropped one of the cocoons into a bowl of boiling water and was amazed to see a cobweb-like tangle separate itself from the cocoon. She picked up the gauzy mass and found that one of the threads could be unwound almost without end from the cocoon. Hsi Ling-shih had discovered silk. She was delighted with the discovery and even wove a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the cocoon threads. After that, the officials in the Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on important occasions. People in other countries regarded the new fibres as something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the Chinese kept their silk worms a closely guarded secret.

Sericulture is

1. carried out only in China
2. the breeding of silkworms for the production of silk
3. the research done on silkworms
4. the making of cloth from the cocoons of silkworms
5. the breeding of silkworms in Malawi.

Question 22

In 1973 a Japanese sericulturist arrived in Malawi with a batch of 40,000 silkworm eggs. They were taken to the Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station in Thyolo District. In this station, work is being done to determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and areas where mulberry trees, whose leaves the worms feed on, could grow well. According to researchers, the silkworms – which eventually develop into cocoons from which raw silk is produced – do well in areas with warm climatic conditions. Silk is one of the strongest of fibres. In fact, for thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as the most beautiful and durable materials woven by man. Many people call silk the ‘cloth of kings and queens’. The weaving of silk originated in China. An old Chinese book, believed to be written by Confucius, tells us that the wife of Emperor Huang-ti was the first person to make fabrics of silk. Around 2640 B.C., Emperor Huang-ti asked his wife Hsi Ling-shih to study the worms that were destroying the mulberry trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the cocoons into the palace to see what they were made of. She dropped one of the cocoons into a bowl of boiling water and was amazed to see a cobweb-like tangle separate itself from the cocoon. She picked up the gauzy mass and found that one of the threads could be unwound almost without end from the cocoon. Hsi Ling-shih had discovered silk. She was delighted with the discovery and even wove a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the cocoon threads. After that, the officials in the Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on important occasions. People in other countries regarded the new fibres as something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the Chinese kept their silk worms a closely guarded secret.

It is implied in this passage that silk was discovered

1. after years of hard work and research by the Empress
2. by accident
3. in the search for a more durable fibre for making cloth.
4. after some experiments carried out by the Japanese sericulturist
5. by design.

Question 23

In 1973 a Japanese sericulturist arrived in Malawi with a batch of 40,000 silkworm eggs. They were taken to the Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station in Thyolo District. In this station, work is being done to determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and areas where mulberry trees, whose leaves the worms feed on, could grow well. According to researchers, the silkworms – which eventually develop into cocoons from which raw silk is produced – do well in areas with warm climatic conditions. Silk is one of the strongest of fibres. In fact, for thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as the most beautiful and durable materials woven by man. Many people call silk the ‘cloth of kings and queens’. The weaving of silk originated in China. An old Chinese book, believed to be written by Confucius, tells us that the wife of Emperor Huang-ti was the first person to make fabrics of silk. Around 2640 B.C., Emperor Huang-ti asked his wife Hsi Ling-shih to study the worms that were destroying the mulberry trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the cocoons into the palace to see what they were made of. She dropped one of the cocoons into a bowl of boiling water and was amazed to see a cobweb-like tangle separate itself from the cocoon. She picked up the gauzy mass and found that one of the threads could be unwound almost without end from the cocoon. Hsi Ling-shih had discovered silk. She was delighted with the discovery and even wove a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the cocoon threads. After that, the officials in the Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on important occasions. People in other countries regarded the new fibres as something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the Chinese kept their silk worms a closely guarded secret.

According to sericulturists, silkworms

1. cannot survive in a warm climate
2. may be reared on any tree
3. do well in areas with a warm climate
4. produce the longest threads when they are fed leaves from the top of the mulberry tree
5. are destroyed by heat.

Question 24

In 1973 a Japanese sericulturist arrived in Malawi with a batch of 40,000 silkworm eggs. They were taken to the Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station in Thyolo District. In this station, work is being done to determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and areas where mulberry trees, whose leaves the worms feed on, could grow well. According to researchers, the silkworms – which eventually develop into cocoons from which raw silk is produced – do well in areas with warm climatic conditions. Silk is one of the strongest of fibres. In fact, for thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as the most beautiful and durable materials woven by man. Many people call silk the ‘cloth of kings and queens’. The weaving of silk originated in China. An old Chinese book, believed to be written by Confucius, tells us that the wife of Emperor Huang-ti was the first person to make fabrics of silk. Around 2640 B.C., Emperor Huang-ti asked his wife Hsi Ling-shih to study the worms that were destroying the mulberry trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the cocoons into the palace to see what they were made of. She dropped one of the cocoons into a bowl of boiling water and was amazed to see a cobweb-like tangle separate itself from the cocoon. She picked up the gauzy mass and found that one of the threads could be unwound almost without end from the cocoon. Hsi Ling-shih had discovered silk. She was delighted with the discovery and even wove a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the cocoon threads. After that, the officials in the Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on important occasions. People in other countries regarded the new fibres as something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the Chinese kept their silk worms a closely guarded secret.

The work carried out at the Agricultural Research Station in Malawi on the silkworm eggs was to

1. try to breed cocoons which would produce more silk
2. determine the survival rate of silkworms
3. find out the most suitable areas and conditions for rearing silkworms
4. search for better method of rearing silk worms
5. find out how cocoons become silkworms.

Question 25

In 1973 a Japanese sericulturist arrived in Malawi with a batch of 40,000 silkworm eggs. They were taken to the Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station in Thyolo District. In this station, work is being done to determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and areas where mulberry trees, whose leaves the worms feed on, could grow well. According to researchers, the silkworms – which eventually develop into cocoons from which raw silk is produced – do well in areas with warm climatic conditions. Silk is one of the strongest of fibres. In fact, for thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as the most beautiful and durable materials woven by man. Many people call silk the ‘cloth of kings and queens’. The weaving of silk originated in China. An old Chinese book, believed to be written by Confucius, tells us that the wife of Emperor Huang-ti was the first person to make fabrics of silk. Around 2640 B.C., Emperor Huang-ti asked his wife Hsi Ling-shih to study the worms that were destroying the mulberry trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the cocoons into the palace to see what they were made of. She dropped one of the cocoons into a bowl of boiling water and was amazed to see a cobweb-like tangle separate itself from the cocoon. She picked up the gauzy mass and found that one of the threads could be unwound almost without end from the cocoon. Hsi Ling-shih had discovered silk. She was delighted with the discovery and even wove a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the cocoon threads. After that, the officials in the Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on important occasions. People in other countries regarded the new fibres as something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the Chinese kept their silk worms a closely guarded secret.

Choose the meaning which best fits the underlined phrase from the passage. Closely guarded secret

1. Carefully hidden from the knowledge of others
2. Secretly processed business with armed guards
3. Carefully hidden from the view of strangers
4. Scarcely known
5. Unknown.

Question 26

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “cancelled”: The meeting was cancelled because of the convocation.

1. brought up
2. called off
3. broken off
4. dropped out
5. phased out.

Question 28

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “give a good explanation for”: Can you give a good explanation for your behaviour?

1. account for
2. call for
3. clear up
4. make up
5. give up.

Question 30

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “are candidates for”: Thousands of students are candidates for the examination but only very few pass.

1. come into
2. call for
3. go into
4. enter for
5. turn up for.

Question 31

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “went through fire”: He went through fire before he qualified as a doctor.

1. had a fire accident
2. made a lot of fire
3. suffered a lot
4. underwent some purification
5. required a lot of fire.

Question 32

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “started playing football”: Osyaku started playing football because he thought it would develop him physically.

1. took up football
2. picked up football
3. returned to football
4. took up with football
5. put in for football.

Question 33

Choose the most appropriate interpretation: Once I have finished all my homework I am permitted to watch television.

1. I can watch television at anytime.
2. I can only watch television after doing my homework.
3. Television comes first, then homework second.
4. I can only finish my homework after permission to watch television
5. after watching television I finished my homework.

Question 34

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “as good as lost”: For all he cared, the game was as good as lost.

1. He did not care if the game was lost
2. He could not care less if the game was lost.
3. He was almost certain that the game would be lost.
4. He was afraid the game would be lost.
5. The game was very good, and he cared very much about losing it.

Question 36

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “bite off more than they can chew”: In their desire to impress their friends and relatives, many young workers bite off more than they can chew in terms of financial obligations.

1. have more money than sense
2. eat more than they can digest properly
3. spend too much money on food
4. care too much for their relatives
5. take on more responsibility than they can afford.

Question 37

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “futile”: All the efforts made to settle the quarrel were futile.

1. successful
2. wicked
3. reasonable
4. remarkable
5. fruitless.

Question 39

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “ideal”: The long straight trunk of the tree is ideal for round wood uses like railway sleepers, rafters and fence posts.

1. best
2. perfect
3. most unsuitable
4. satisfactory
5. poor.

Question 42

Choose the most appropriate interpretation: The manager said that unless the employees worked harder the factory would have to be closed. The manager said that…

1. the employees were not working hard, and so the factory would be closed
2. the employees should not close early so that they could produce more.
3. the factory was not productive because the employees were lazy
4. the factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output
5. the factory was closed because the employees did not work hard enough.

Question 43

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The student who went home without an exeat has apologized _____ his misconduct

1. on
2. at
3. to
4. for
5. about.

Question 44

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The man has atoned _____ his sins.

1. upon
2. on
3. for
4. at
5. against.

Question 45

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The Headmaster was interviewed in connection _____ the expansion project.

1. to
2. with
3. for
4. about
5. at.

Question 46

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: What do you want me to do now? I’m _____ withdrawing and keeping quiet.

1. for
2. with
3. up
4. off
5. on.

Question 48

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: These folktales have been handed _____ from generation to generation.

1. into
2. over
3. down
4. up
5. across.

Question 50

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The young lovers first met _____ the University of Ibadan Havana Night dance.

1. in
2. at
3. in course of
4. on
5. inside.

Question 51

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: I have not seen my housemaster _____ the beginning of this session.

1. from
2. in
3. for
4. at
5. since.

Question 52

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The Chairman of the State School Board has advised students to desist _____ blackmailing college authorities.

1. from
2. in
3. on
4. against
5. by.

Question 53

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The most stupid boy in the class passed the examination contrary _____ the expectation of many people.

1. upon
2. from
3. on
4. to
5. with.

Question 56

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: It took the father many days to get _____ the untimely death of his son

1. off
2. over
3. by
4. through
5. across

Question 57

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: While the worshippers closed their eyes in prayer, a thief made _____ with the collection.

1. out
2. away
3. up
4. by
5. through

Question 58

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: There is no doubt that every lady takes great pride _____ her appearance.

1. with
2. in
3. at
4. on
5. about.

Question 59

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: If you keep playing with this door handle, it will get _____

1. loose
2. lose
3. lost
4. loosing
5. loosed.

Question 60

Choose the correct reported form: “Have you given the patient his medicine?” The doctor asked the nurse _____.

1. if you have given the patient his medicine.
2. had you given the patient his medicines?
3. have you given the patient his medicine?
4. if she had given the patient his medicine.
5. if the patient is given his medicine.

Question 61

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: I was seriously disappointed when the _____ between the two teams ended in a goalless draw.

1. march
2. marsh
3. match
4. mash
5. martch.

Question 62

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Children’s clothes have to be strong to stand _____ rough use.

1. with
2. in through
3. in for
4. up to
5. up for.

Question 63

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Shall I make the cheque _____ you or to your firm?

1. in for
2. up with
3. in with
4. up for
5. out to

Question 64

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The hotel _____ is at Wurno Road.

1. which I am staying.
2. in where I am staying
3. that I am staying
4. at which I am staying
5. I stay.

Question 65

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: _____ the main points of the lecture given by the Director of the Institute.

1. Those were
2. That was
3. There were
4. This was
5. That is.

Question 66

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: I am sure that my mother will not find out. She is so _____ that she will accept anything I tell her.

1. credible
2. credulous
3. creditable
4. incredible
5. incredulous.

Question 67

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The boys are very naughty. They have started fighting again, _____

1. haven’t they?
2. isn’t it?
3. not so?
4. have they?
5. is it?

Question 68

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: If only I _____ insured! But I wasn’t. Now, I have to pay a lot of money.

1. am
2. have been
3. had been
4. would be
5. was to be.

Question 71

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The young man looked carefully at the long document, but he couldn’t make _____ what it meant.

1. up
2. out
3. off
4. through
5. do.

Question 72

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The students haven’t come back from the library, _____

1. isn’t it?
2. have they?
3. is it?
4. had they?
5. haven’t they?

Question 73

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Give me a minute to think. I can’t remember the answer _____

1. out of hand
2. ahead
3. offhand
4. to hand
5. off head

Question 75

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will _____

1. worth seeing
2. worth seeing it
3. be worth to see
4. be worth seeing
5. be worthy seeing.

Question 76

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The driver of that lorry _____ lost his life during the collision.

1. barely
2. hardly
3. nearly
4. closely
5. narrowly.

Question 79

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The _____ in an attempt to please the workers promised to provide _____ for them as soon as possible.

1. committee/accommodation
2. committee/acommodation
3. committee/accomodation
4. committee/acommoddation
5. committee/accomondation.

Question 81

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Mrs. Okoro _____ in this school since 1975.

1. taught
2. is teaching
3. was teaching
4. teaches
5. has been teaching

Question 90

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The market women _____ profit ranges from thirty to fifty percent are making _____ difficult for the ordinary people

1. for who/to live
2. for whom/lives
3. by whose/living
4. whose/life
5. whose/leaving.

Question 91

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exits _____ people _____ out of the stadium and _____ straight across the road.

1. prevent/rush/dashing
2. preventing/rushing/to dash
3. to prevent/rushing/dashing
4. to prevent/rush/dash
5. to prevent/to rush/dash.

Question 92

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Someone _____ the radio cassette since 6p.m I wish he _____ turn it off.

1. has been playing/would
2. is playing/would
3. played/will
4. has played/should
5. plays/will.

Question 93

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: If the armed robbers _____ caught, they would have been lynched.

1. would be
2. have been
3. are
4. were
5. had been

Question 94

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Had he known that it would rain, he _____ his umbrella with him.

1. would have taking
2. was going to take
3. would be taking
4. would have taken
5. would take.

Question 96

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: After we have taken our share, we shall give _____ to them.

1. their
2. their’s
3. theirs
4. there
5. there’s.

Question 99

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: I gave the book to the library attendant _____ I think works in the evenings.

1. whom
2. whose
3. which
4. who
5. of whom.

Question 100

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The politicians are responsible for the _____ events have taken in this country.

1. course
2. curse
3. coarse
4. cause
5. corse.