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JAMB Use of English 1989 Question 69

Question 69

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): The traveller had to run...... in order to...... the train.

  1. A.first/catch
  2. B.fast/cash
  3. C.fast/catch
  4. D.first/cash
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (fast/catch)

Explanation

You run fast (quickly) to catch a train; 'first' and 'cash' are wrong words that sound similar.