Explanation

THE BENEFITS THAT WILL BE DERIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT SHOWING INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE

Agriculture is one of the means by which the government of any country that is serious about feeding its populace and raking in foreign exchange can use to improve the living standard of its people as well as generate revenue. Nigeria can improve her economy by showing interest in agriculture. Unfortunately, the government of Nigeria is yet to show serious commitment in the area of agriculture which would have been a major source of revenue.

Obviously. there is a lot to benefit, if the government can show interest in agriculture. First, the major benefit of agriculture to the people of the country is the availability of cheap and quality food for all. If the government develops interest in agriculture, there would be adequate production of food in large quantities. Then, there will be food for all and sundry thereby solving the problem of malnutrition and acute poverty. As a result of this step, many Nigerians would have enough food on their tables and they would be healthy as well.

Another benefit to be derived from the government showing interest in agriculture is that there will be huge amount of money generated as revenue from the sales of the agricultural produce within the country and even through exportation. Exportation of excess agricultural produce will bring huge foreign exchange earning into the country, which the government could use to provide infrastructural facilities in the country.

Furthermore, agricultural sector being the type that requires a large labour-force can also help to create employment for the large number of unemployed able-bodied men and women in the country. This can solve the problem of unemployment facing the country today. Since agriculture provides cheap food and employment, then the menace of crime in our society will be reduced to the barest minimum. When the government does everything necessary to boost agricultural production, there will be abundant food for people to eat, there will be employment and money will be in the pockets of the people to spend.

Agriculture can also help improve the other sectors of the Nigerian economy. The agro-allied industries will have enough raw materials to carry out their production processes. This will go a long way to developing the economy. Finally, the country's dependence on crude oil will be drastically reduced, if the government can show interest in agriculture. Crude oil will no longer become the major source of government income and the violence that is the order of the day in our oil producing areas from time to time will be drastically reduced.

Nnadozie Chukwuka

SS3C

Correct Answer: D. extravagant

Correct Answer: B. by the shortest route

Correct Answer: B. give up

Correct Answer: (A) the big round old white crumbling building

Correct Answer: B. persuade

Explanation

Prevail; persuade (someone) to do something.

Correct Answer: D. encouraged us to make trouble

Correct Answer: C. corrupt

Correct Answer: C. taciturn

Explanation

Evans Comprehensive High School,

26 Chiroma Boulevard,

Enugu.

16th May. 2007.

Dear Chioma,

I don't think that I can ever be happy again until we settle our quarrel and become friends again. I never thought that the little misunderstanding caused by mischievous Ngozi could make us not to be on speaking terms for almost two years now. I referred to Ngozi as being mischievous because what she told me about you as regards the stolen money in our dormitory has been revealed to be untrue. She made me to believe that you were the one who stole the money. I a m very sorry to have joined others to accuse you wrongly which had made you to vow not to be on speaking terms with me again.

Chioma, I want to let you know that the quarrel has caused me a lot of things. In fact, it has strained my good relationship p with my mother. She keeps asking after you. wondering why you've not be visiting me during holidays. I didn't know that she loves you so much until she pestered me to tell her what happened between us. She promised to come and see you and she refused to give me money when I was coming back to school because of the quarrel between us.

In addition to this, I missed your companionship and the friendship that has been built over a period of five years. If you could recollect we got admitted into this school the same day and since then we have been known to be friends. We did many things together and because of the quarrel. many people. including some of our teachers, have been wondering what has come between us. I think we should not allow any quarrel to separate us and I sincerely desire that we become friends again.

Furthermore, what begins well must end well, We are known to be friends right from our junior secondary school and we should pass out of the senior secondary school as friends. It won't be good for us to meet after our stay in this school and refuse to greet each other. We should be able to burry the hatchet so that our friendship could go beyond our stay in secondary school. Don't you think that I will still need your inestimable companionship and advice after we must have left the school?

My mother will be very happy to hear that we have put the quarrel behind us and I am sure that your parents must have been asking you about me. Let us put an end to the quarrel and malice and restore our friendship. How are you? I hope that you are doing well academically. I am looking forward to when you are going to pay me a visit in my dormitory.

Yours sincerely.

Oluchi.