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Question 1341
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

You can travel on your own, ......?

Aisn't it
Bwouldn't you
Ccan't you
Dshouldn't you
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Question 1342
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

He arrived ....... to see his family leave for the countryside.

Ain time
Btimely
Clate
Dwith
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Question 1343
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The Dark Continent was an ...... for Africa.

Aabuse
Benigma
Ceclectic
Depithet
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Question 1344
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Audu fought with his ........ brother.

Asenior
Bolder
Cbigger
Delder
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Question 1345
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

There are several ........ in the farmyard.

Asheep
Bewe
Clamb
Dgoat
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Question 1346
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The politicians were ....... by the press. 

Amarooned
Bridiculed
Ceclipsed
Dostracized
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Question 1347
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

llesa witnessed the largest ..... of writers at any convention in recent times.

Aturnaround
Bturnover
Cturn-out
Dturn-on
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Question 1348
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The new school is not provided with .......for science practicals.

Aenough equipment
Bequipments
Can equipment
Denough equipments
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Question 1349
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The Team Manager told us that the race could only be won by the .......

Aflat-footed
Bbare-footed
Cswift-footed
Dfore-footed
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Question 1350
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The man declared his intention from the -----

Aoutset
Binset
Conset
Doffset
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Question 1351
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

I like the character that played the role of a political ....... at the last convention of our party.

Athorncoat
Btorncoat
Cturncoat
Dturnedcoat
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Question 1352
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

To check desertification in the arid zones ...... trees should be planted.

Adrought-proof
Bdrought-resisting
Cdrought-effective
Ddrought-resistant
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Question 1353
jamb 2000

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Without our relentless campaigns we might ....... sure of victory in the race for the National Assembly.

Anever have been
Bhave never be
Cnever had been
Dbe never
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Question 1354
jamb 2000

Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Aintegral
Bintimate
Cdiscourse
Daccelerate
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Question 1355
jamb 2000

Identify the word that has the stress on the second syllable.

Areproduce
Balways
Cresult
Dunderstand
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Question 1356
jamb 2000

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word.

Education

Aduplicity
Beconomics
Celaborate
Dconjectural
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Question 1357
jamb 2000

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word.

Quality

Aguarantee
Baccepted
Cbachelor
Drelated
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Question 1358
jamb 2000

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word.

Honour

Ahotel
Bhyena
Chuman
Dhumane
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Question 1359
jamb 2000

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word.

Enormous

Ainterest
Bsolution
Cstupidly
Dcharacter
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Question 1360
jamb 2000

Choose from the options the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined.

Caliph

Apresently
Bperhaps
Cpowerful
Dopponent
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