2B Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that

follow:

In and around Kampala city, the areas of Ntinda, Kisaasi, Najera, Namugorigo
ana Naalya, among others have of late degenerated into crime zones. The
residents here have complained of unexplained rape, murders} burglary,
robberies, mugging, pickpockets and the trend seems not to be getting better in
the near future.

In the last few months, the inspector General of police was to visit these areas
to:gather first hand reports about the situation. The ".mos~dreaded security
organ, "Operation Wernbly' which had "terrorized" the gangs had ceased
operation and this gave them a lee way to wreak havoc on innocent residents.

Unfortunately, these city suburbs are hardly patrolled by securitypersonnel.'

The police spokesman in charge of the greater Kampala region assures the
public that the situation is under control. What is terribly true is that'
Ugandans, who number 29 million, have about 55,000 police officers to look
after them, meaning that each officer is in charge of people! Weather this is {J,
fair .security COVf,:!I' for the vulnerable population is anybody's guess.

International standards recommended one' police officer for every 500 people!
The few 'available officers are poorly motivated; ill- e~uipped and keeping law
and order isa big demand ori them, in fact an unfair one. The accommodation
provided to these gentlemenand ladies is wanting both. in structure and size.
OGe can not imagine having children in addition to aspouse in the same .
quarters.

Finding the scene of crime is also a nightmare for the police officers because
the roads are neither named nor mapped therefore, when a rape, a robbery,
burglary occurs or a fire "breaks out, finding the place is very difficult in fact
almost impossible.. Some residents are virtually: ,inaccessible by motor vehicle!
The police 9~9,patrols orfire bri~ade~ reach. these places when the.damagee is
long done.

Lack of identity cards has also made' community policing and the clamp down
on crime geniraliy·difficult.' Consequendy, the authorities in these areas have
no' clue what the residents do to eke out a living or who. they are actually. The
situation in Kampala however, as compared to that in Nairobi remains
relatively secure, peaceful, tourist fr~e!ldlyand convenient for investment
among other benefits.

GoVeITlment has B_ tremendous task to stop this crirne wave byguarding the life
and property of it's citizens and also keeping Kampala's image' clean
, ,
in
the eyes
 of the world. If this is not done, we could soon see Kampala on the list of the
most unsafe' Cities in the world!

(Slightly adapted from The weekly observer, Thursday, May 14~2008).

Question:
In. not more than ~OOwords, explain what according to the. writer the security
situation in and around Kampala is and what should b€ done to curb it.

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2A.Read the following passages carefully and the questions that follow.
We set off in the grayness of early morning for the station. At least I should know
exactly to what station we were going, for I had not understood a word of the explanations
given me the day before in the dining room. The station was -situated in a part of the town,
which was still asleep, and it looked more like a farm station than a railway station. A sort of
little toy train of six carriages was already waiting, its door invitingly open. The engine was
puffing about on its own in little sidings, as if gathering strength to begin the journey. Each
compartment had one very narrow window in the door, and that was all. These old-fashioned
wagons reminded me of the third-class carriages on the train to Perpignan in which I had
travelled when I was a child.
A bell was rung to warm any belated travellers to hurry, and the stationmaster ran out
to cast a last glance up the deserted street before playing a little tune on his trumpet. The
guard blew his whistle, to which the engine replied by a low groan, and off went the train. It
strolled familiarly about the streets of the Piraeus for a while, friends exchanged greetings,
women threw parcels to the engine driver, who also acted as a carrier, then it reached the
outskirts of the town and rushed wildly off at fifteen miles an hour.
What an enchanting experience is this journey from the Piraeus to Athens at sunrise.
The train ran through orchards of pomegranates, and lemon and orange groves. Everywhere
there were roses, fields and forests of roses. In the distance, the Acropolis stood on its
mountain all gilded with the rising sun and pensive ruins here and there added posey to the
scene. Then suddenly all this vanished, as the train burrowed into the station of Athens, which
smelt smoke, coal tar and fish.
After half an hour's pause to meditate on the advantages of civilization, off we went
again. The line immediately curved westward; round the sides ofthe blue and rose mountains,
we had seen the day before from the sea, rising from the golden carpet of flowers. Here and
there were pale yellow or pink houses with flat, tiled roots, standing among olive groves and
vineyards. Great, dark cypresses stood up very still in the clear air. Then we reached a belt of
red-trunked pine trees, which filled the air with their resinous perfumes, and ever as we
climbed the sea spread wider behind us.
1. Citing evidence from the how long had the writer been in the country.

2. " Cast a last glance up the deserted street... .". Why was the street deserted?

3. What signals were given before the train set off?

4. Do you think the writer enjoyed the journey? Why?

5. Explain what the following words and phrases mean as used in the passage,
A. Invitingly

B. Strolled familiarly

C. Enchanting experience

D. Meditate on.

E. Outskirts
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GRAMMAR PRACTICE. 4C
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Select the best of the four choices given to complete the following sentences.

1. Jean found the exercise .. ~ , difficult than she expected.

A. the more ..B. far more C. so far D. too far

2. Inwell organized societies, every man and woman for the good
of the community.
-A. works B. work , C. is working D. was working

3. It's time the match .

~_A. ended. . B. ends. C. had to end. D. is to end.

4. Peter said that the meeting for today has been .

A. given off. B. made off. '/ C. called off. . D. turned off.

5. The student who the workers to strike was. expelled .

.A. tantalized B. invited C. called O. incited -c:

6. The infamous taxi drivers are staging another demonstration in town today. This
means that they are ..
A, not well known. B. well known.
,. C. well known for their bad acts. D. not well known for their bad acts.

7. The mother spoke to her daughter than one might have expected.
A. quiet .)B. more quietly C; so quietly D. quietly

8. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "Did you visit Rwanda while you
were studying in Africa?" Mr. Jones asked his brother.
A. Mr. Jones asked his brother that did you visit Rwanda while you were studying in Africa?
B. Mr. Jones asked his brother that did he visit Rwanda while he was studying in Africa.
,~·C.Mr. Jones asked his brother whether he had visited Rwanda while he was studying in Africa.
D. Mr. Jones asked his brother that had he VIsited Rwanda while he was studying in Africa.

9. Which of the following sentences are punctuated correctly?

A." Which papers are ours"? he asked.
B. "Which papers are ours", he asked.
C. "Which papers are ours, he asked?"
,/D. "Which papers are ours?" he asked. ,: ; I.

10. :The children were told to be ; with their property.

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~.IA.careful . B. serious . .
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C. quick r .; ..... I ..
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11. He persisted .. :.. :... ~: his folly despite all the. ~d~ice I gave him.
A. to "'B. in C.:~,llt,· ,., '( D. at

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12. After the examination he disposed his text books.
A. with B:for • C out ..0. of
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13. We changed because he preferred mine and I preferred his ..
A. a pen -: B. pens C. pen D. each others pen
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14. If 1. known it would rain, I would have carried an umbrella.
A. will have B. will ·C. would have D. would .
15. The children lived in complete to their father.
t,A. subservience B. rejection C. dependence D. subversion

16. After Kintu was suspended from school the third time, his father washed his hands
................................. him.
B. of C. for D. with

17. The girls were very late, but their father was than they thought he would be.
A. much less.angrier B. much more angrier
.C much angry ,. p. much less angry

18. [uma is such a loyal friend that he would never let any of us .
,.".A. down B. up C off D. on

19. It was : to tell him what I really thought of his behaviour, but I decided to say
nothing, /
A. at my finger tips .-~. on the tip of my tongue
B. right under my nose D. on my chest

20. He means : on to the University if he can..

A. go B. to go C. going b. to be going
21. He in the school for the last three years.
A. was working C. had worked
B. is working ."D. has been working

22. My father is so poor :..

A. to bU:!3mea shirt B. because he cannot buy a new shirt for me
,,·-C that he cannot buy a new shirt for me D. that he has lost his job

23. The child proved to be to wheedle some money out of her mother ..
A. so intelligent enough ..;10 B. intelligent enough
C. for enough intelligent D. enough intelligent

24. flWho did you meet on the way?" asked Mrs. Kimuli. Mrs. Kimuli asked .
• A.. that who did they meet on the way. B. who did they meet on the way.
v" C. who they had met on the way. D. who had they met on the way.

25. Sandra heard the knock but she remained on her bed
A.laying B.lied C.laid v'-D.lying
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26. H you this tale before, stop me at once.
A..had heard B. have heard C. heard •D. were hearing

27. "Please ~ the candle and go to sleep," said my mother.

A put out B. blowout C. put on D.put off

28. Heran .
A.. so quick B. quick C. quickly D. very quickly

29. The old man caught the viper with his hands.
A. bear B. two C. bare D. both

30. The Headteacher asked us .

A. whom we had met on the way. B. who did we meet on the way.
C. that who did you meet on the way? D. as to who we met on the way.

31. It was a strong force, armed .

A. to the teeth B. head to toe C. all over D. shoulder to shoulder

32. We expected heavy rain but all we got was just a .

A. trickle B. drizzle C. scatter D. scanty

33. Please dance with me, ?

A. will you B. would you C. won' t you D. can you

34. Some students gave up studying Kiswahili, but the few who ... got distinctions.
A. persisted B. persevered C. resisted D. insisted

35. Is there any objection our plans?

A. against B. from C. for D.to

36. Four suspects were arrested Kampala bomb explosion.

A. at B. in C. over D. with

37. That desk. several times this year.

A. has been repaired B. has repaired
C. had been repaired . D. is being repaired

38. The traders at the market set their stalls.

A. out B. up C.outfor D ..upon

39.. Listening to BBC broadcasts is than playing football.

A very much more better B. more better
C. very much better D. better much more

40. The engine had to be for thorough repair.

A. destroyed B. extrained C. opened D. dismantled

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41. Bv the time we arrived at the Railway Station the bus had left. The underlined words
mean:
A. promptly B. just about -C, arrived very late D. just about tile trr_

42. Beans have more nQu:d~bro_~n!.than cabbage. (Replac-ethe underlined word)

A. feeding ,~. sustenance c. thicker soup D. delicious

43. His Excellence President Muse-ieni and His Excellence President Kagame of Rwanda
are contemporaries. The underlined means
·'A. belonging to the same period. C. living after the other.
B. great men in big posts. D. people of prominence

44. She paid five hund~ed shillings tor .

A. folding chair that attractive ther~. C. there that folding chair attractive.
"AB. that attractive folding chair there, D. folding attractive chair that there.

45. He is very fond of putting the cart before the horse. This sentence means .
..-A. doing things the wrong way.
B. in the fastest way.
C. not being in time.
D. does things very quickly
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46 more to be pitied than blamed.

A. Uneducated are ./~. The uneducated are '
B. The uneducated is D. All uneducated are

47 reached the shelter when the storm broke.

A. Hardly they C. Hardly they had
B. They have hardly '",.D. Hardly had they

48. Ruth, Joseph and Paul are _, but Joseph is the 0£ the three.
A. taller, most tallest B. shol£t,tallest • C. tall, tallest D. the tallest, tall
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49. She could not remember ~~ the task.

A. ever having taken B. ever to undertake
C. ever to have undertaken J"b. to have ever undertaken.

50. Such irr~~yant remarks did not farther his arguments. The underlined word means:
,_·-IA. inappropriate. B. different C. irreligious D. senseless

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