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a) Before she got married, Funke Ajayi was known as Funke Jacobs. b) The writer was prompted to remember events from his school days when he listened to an interview with Funke Ajayi on television. c) The students laughed when Funke spoke about her future ambition because her choice to become a farmer was so unusual, and they thought she was not serious. d) The writer believed farming was an unsuitable profession for Funke for two reasons: • She was a bright student from a comfortable home who was expected to pursue prestigious professions. • Her appearance and demeanor suggested she would occupy an important office position, making farming seem out of place for her. e) Two steps Funke took after secondary school to achieve her dream were: • She studied Agriculture at the university. • She obtained financial assistance from a bank to establish her farming business. f) Three areas of agriculture in which Funke is engaged are crop production, livestock rearing, and fruit cultivation. g) Evidence given in the passage to show that Funke is a successful farmer includes: • She has won a national award for excellence in agriculture. • Her farms stretch across more than five hundred hectares and are equipped with modern agricultural machinery. • She provides employment for over three hundred workers. h) By the statement, "I realize how mistaken I was to laugh at her ambition," the writer means that he now understands he was wrong to doubt or mock Funke's ambition to become a farmer, as she has proven to be incredibly successful in that field. i) Another word or phrase that can replace each of the following words as used in the passage: (i) tiring: exhausting* (ii) ambition: aspiration* (iii) confidently: assuredly* (iv) assistance: support* (v) struggling: contending* Send me the next one 📸