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£®¡±

36£®A£® Encouraged       B£® Disappointed      C£® Delighted          D£® Confused

37£®A£® car                    B£® mother              C£® driver                D£® keys

38£®A£® willing               B£® afraid                C£® eager                 D£® ashamed

39£®A£® got down           B£® bargained down  C£® put down           D£® took down

40£®A£® explained           B£® promised           C£® agreed               D£® admitted

41£®A£® change              B£® notes                 C£® checks              D£® bills

42£®A£® troubled             B£® regretful            C£® comfortable       D£® grateful

43£®A£® ran after            B£® ran into              C£® ran over            D£® ran to

44£®A£® protect              B£® enjoy                 C£® help                  D£® support

45£®A£® minister             B£® headmaster        C£® manager            D£® president

46£®A£® lucky                B£® amazing             C£® funny                D£® common

47£®A£® old                    B£® broken               C£® traditional          D£® modern

48£®A£® proudly             B£® madly                C£® curiously           D£® nervously

49£®A£® for                    B£® with                  C£® at                      D£® upon

50£®A£® spends              B£® pays                  C£® makes               D£® affords

51£®A£® Possibly            B£® Actually             C£® Certainly            D£® Fortunately

52£®A£® joys                  B£® nuts                  C£® books                D£® bananas

53£®A£® asked                B£® imagined            C£® reminded           D£® realized

54£®A£® when                B£® as if                  C£® even if               D£® after

55£®A£® send                     B£® provide                 C£® sell                       D£® give

Answer 1

C    A                          C                          B                          C                  A D    B    B    A

D    B                          D                          A                          C                  A C    D    B    D