Question

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation£® I had been there before my mother became a minister£® Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored£® She said, ¡°Here¡¯re the car keys£® Go and buy some fruit£®¡±_36_, I jumped into the car and speeded off£®

Seeing me or rather my  37 , a boy sprang up,  38  to sell his bananas and peanuts£® ¡°Banana 300 naira£® Peanut 200 naira!¡± Looking at his black-striped bananas, I  39  to 200 total for the fruit and nuts£® He  40  and I handed him a 300 naira note£® He didn¡¯t have  41 , so I told him not to worry£® He was  42  and smiled a row of perfect teeth£®

When, two weeks later, I  43  this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society£® I should  44  this country as the son of a  45 £® But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so  46  to see a little boy who should have been in school  selling fruit£®

¡°What¡¯s up?¡± I asked£® He answered in  47 English, ¡°I¡­I no get money to buy book£®¡± I took out two 500 naira notes£® He looked around  48  before sticking his hand into the car  49  the bills£® One thousand naira means a lot to a family that  50  only 15,000 each year£®

The next morning, security officers told me, ¡°In this place, when you give a little, people think you¡¯re a fountain of opportunity£®¡± 51  it¡¯s right, but this happens everywhere in the world£® I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for  52 £® After six months¡¯ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road£® ¡°Are you in school now?¡± He nodded£® A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I  53  what he wanted£® I held out a 150 naira note£® ¡°Take this£®¡± He shook his head fiercely and stepped back  54  hurt£® ¡°It¡¯s a gift£®¡± I said£® Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts£® ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting to  55  these to you£®¡±

1.	A£®Encouraged B£®Disappointed C£®Delighted D£®Confused

 

2.	A£®car B£®mother C£®driver D£®keys

 

3.	A£®willing B£®afraid C£®eager D£®ashamed

 

4.	A£®got down B£®bargained down C£®put down D£®took down

 

5.	A£®explained B£®promised C£®agreed D£®admitted

 

6.	A£®change B£®notes C£®checks D£®bills

 

7.	A£®troubled B£®regretful C£®comfortable D£®grateful

 

8.	A£®ran after B£®ran into C£®ran over D£®ran to

 

9.	A£®protect B£®enjoy C£®help D£®support

 

10.	A£®minister B£®headmaster C£®manager D£®president

 

11.	A£®lucky B£®amazing C£®funny D£®common

 

12.	A£®old B£®broken C£®traditional D£®modern

 

13.	A£®proudly B£®madly C£®curiously D£®nervously

 

14.	A£®for B£®with C£®at D£®upon

 

15.	A£®spends B£®pays C£®makes D£®affords

 

16.	A£®Possibly B£®Actually C£®Certainly D£®Fortunately

 

17.	A£®joys B£®nuts C£®books D£®bananas

 

18.	A£®asked B£®imagined C£®reminded D£®realized

 

19.	A£®when B£®as if C£®even if D£®after

 

20.	A£®send B£®provide C£®sell D£®give

 

Answer 1

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1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

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