English LanguageCloze passagesJAMB

The harmattan arrived early that year. By November, a fine ...1... of dust covered every surface in the house, and Mother ...2... us to keep the windows shut. The dry wind cracked our lips and made our skin ...3... . Grandfather, however, welcomed the season. He said the cold mornings ...4... him of his youth, when he and his friends would gather around a fire ...5... dawn and tell stories until the sun grew warm. He ...6... that the harmattan also brought good health, because the dry air killed many of the insects that ...7... disease during the rainy season. We listened politely, but secretly we longed for the ...8... of the first rains. Even so, when the dust finally ...9... and the sky turned blue again, we found that we missed the cosy evenings around Grandfather's fire, and the stories that had made the long nights seem ...10... .

Choose the option that best fills gap 9 in the passage.

An AdmitMe practice question, written for the JAMB syllabus. Not an official past question.