UNIBEN English Language 2014/2015 Past Questions

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Question 16
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.transports
  • B.vehicles
  • C.wagons
  • D.Trucks
Objective
Question 17
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.Bypassing
  • B.undertaking
  • C.taking over
  • D.overtaking
Objective
Question 18
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.bystanders
  • B.clients
  • C.Passengers
  • D.Passer-by
Objective
Question 19
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.tiers
  • B.rows
  • C.crowds
  • D.Queues
Objective
Question 20
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.stops
  • B.stations
  • C.parks
  • D.Halts
Objective
Question 21
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.walkers
  • B.linkers
  • C.foot-passengers
  • D.pedestrians
Objective
Question 22
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-.His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.lorry
  • B.omnibus
  • C.ambulance
  • D.bus
Objective
Question 23
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-. His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.car
  • B.van
  • C.carriage
  • D.saloon
Objective
Question 24
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-. His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.Keep
  • B.exceed
  • C.observe
  • D.see
Objective
Question 25
Read the passage and fill the numbered gaps with the correct option lettered A-D
Emeka and his auntie arrived in Port Harcourt during the rush-hour, when offices and shops were closing and workers were hurrying home. Emeka had never seen so many people on the streets or so many -16- on the roads. Emeka's auntie told him that the taxies had the worst drivers. One minute they would be -17- other cars, the next stopping in the middle of the road to pick up -18- without any signal to other drivers of their intentions. There were long -19- of people waiting at bus -20- and -21- often seemed in danger of their lives as they trier to run across the road whenever there was a lull in the traffic. Emeka heard the blaring horn of a/an -22- as it rushed to pick up victims of an accident, and this was followed by four policeman in an open -23-. His auntie told him that the police did not have to -24- the speed limit in case of emergency, but civilian drivers could be heavily -25- for speeding.
  • A.imprisoned
  • B.detained
  • C.remunerated
  • D.fined
Objective