UNIZIK English Language 2009/2010 Day 1 Past Questions

The old car ........... several times this year.

You should should show some consideration ......... the feelings of others:

If he had entered the room, I .............. him.

The horse is a winner, ..........

If we went to any European country, ..................... Britain, we would need a substantial amount of money to pay our way.

................, it might not look such a rosy proposition.

Emeka .............. as a mechanic when he was young, but now he is a driver.

The students ............ so much noise while the lecture was going on that the lecturer had to walk out of the class.

In the past, his father used to walk but nowadays he ............. to work by bicycle.

By the end of the next semester, his university education ................

The telephone ........ in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world.

The way to stop some frivolous publications is to .......... the press.

The exercise must be done ............... possible.

For their part in the unsuccessful ........ the mutineers were court-martialed.

The chairman ruled the impertinent speaker ............

Your approach to the problem is different ours.

They ......... receipt our donation with thanks.

You surely want .............. in your tea, don't you?

Although he was invited to the party ............. he was not welcome.

I told him ................. he had no chance.

The passenger waited patiently whilst they transferred his ........ from the taxi to the bus.

He used his savings to bring up his nephew.

Mary is jealous of her sister's success.

Our school prefect is too officious and all of us hate him because of his behavior.

The President of our club has sent his regrets. He may be unable to attend the next meeting.

Whenever I travel abroad, I always bring, on my return photographs, postcards and other small items as souvenirs.

Because our representative in the National House of Assembly is an immature and biased politician, he takes jaundiced view of our social and economic problems.

His wife for ten years refused point-blank to leave her matrimonial home even when he brought another woman into the house.

In some parts of Nigeria, people are ............. ostracized and rendered unhappy simply because of their ancestry.

One of the surest ways to ensure good health is to have a wholesome and adequate diet.

The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room.

John is a disco addict. He takes his studies rather lightly

My brother is very lazy. He will not take his studies seriously. His future looks quite bleak.

While our most recently elected legislators are living a life of affluence and ostentation, the vast majority of those who elected them into power are. unhappy.

It is generally believed that misers are not loved by many.

My brother's primary school foundation was not solid and this affected his secondary education

Politicians and holders of politician appointments generally assumed to be cunning.

This card entitles you to attend the film show.

The increase in transport fares deterred our club from planning an excursion this year.

The severity of the harmattan helped me to complete my writing assignment in record time because I had no choice but to lock myself indoors.

Disgruntled people are indifferent to any plans to rid society of evil.

The deafening noise of the two jet planes which flew across our compound yesterday made people fear that an assault on the country might be imminent.

Many untrustworthy students give evasive answers to questions which they fully understand

The governor upheld the decision of his cabinet.

He is loved for his altruism.

James is naturally taciturn.

To most people last Christmas was an austere period.

The chief was generous in his award of University scholarships.

The explosive growth of world population has not been caused by a sudden increase in human fertility.

The Super Eagles lost the match because their goalkeeper was in a haze most of the time.