Years after he had left home for the capital, first as a student and later as a struggling businessman. Oliha returned to his village, having been informed of his father's failing health. He was anxious that not much had changed since he left home as a youth. Every experience shocked him: the coloured water with a strong taste, the eyesore of a dung- hill on which everyone excreted , the absence of electricity and so on. As he went to bed late in the evening, after a meeting with his younger brothers on how he would pay his own share of their father's medical EXPENSES, he prayed for the EARLY ARRIVAL OF THE MORNING. He decided to leave early and put the TRYING experience behind him. But morning brought him the greatest shock of his life. Informed by his niece that there was a bucket of water for him in the bath, he hurried down there, half dressed , holding a towel to cover some openings in the enclosure and started bathing. Then it happened. With every INCH of his body THOROUGHLY covered with soap lather, hardly able to open his eyes, he heard someone removing his clothes and towel. Hardly giving the matter a thought, naked except for the covering of soap lather, he ran out and gave the thief a hot chase. As he ran after the thief, he heard everyone shouting, 'the lunatic has broken loose again !' Men, women, children all ran away, seeking REFUSE in their homes, slamming their doors. By the time he realized what was happening, daring men who were after him. Just as Oliha was about to BEAT A RETREAT, he was held by strong, muscular men who overpowered him and carried him to the quarters of the village's foremost occult healer who alone knew how to cure lunatics.
1. The armed robber ------- every room in the bank to look for money
2. There would have been a riot in our school but for the timely ------- of our staff
3. Ola Rotimi's play was s interesting that the ------- clapped for almost five minutes at the end.
4. The twins have not been talking to ------- for the past one week
5. The gateman asked me --------
6. There was ------ of life and property in that fatal accident
7. Our elder brother working in the city ------ comes to visit us
8. Three of the workers were accused ------- the bank robbery
9. The car is yours, --------?
10. Samson is the -------- qualified for the post of an accountant
11. Mensah is good ------ English Language.
12. The conspiracy to overthrow the president was nipped in the bud. This means the conspiracy was
13. The minister hit the nail on the head when he said that the biggest problem facing Nigerian industries was smuggling. This means that the minister accused a lot of people
14. If you take risks by buying cheap tyres for your car, you may, in the end pay through your nose. This means:
15. What we know of the matter is just the tip of the iceberg. This means that:
16. Despite the pressure, Sidi CONCEALED the information and never -------- it to anyone.
17. I can stand your VULGAR jokes, but certainly you must be ------ before the principal
18. A banker should be able to distinguish between ------- and FAKE notes
19. It is very true that CONSUMERS depend on -------- for survival
20. Rude remarks OFFEND people while polite words ------- them
21. The EXCITEMENT had hardly died down when the visiting team equalized
22. We were treated to a SUMPTUOUS meal at the party
23. The thief approached the rich man MENACINGLY
24. The relationship between father and son DETERIORATED to a point of hostility immediately after the son's expulsion from the university
25. Drug - taking should be BANNED in Nigeria
