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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
Biola decided to give the task everything he had
Aall his money
Ball his time
Ccomplete attention
Dcomplete attendance
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Question 1712
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The principal warned us against burning candle at both ends
Abeing careless with candle
Bwearing ourselves out
Cbeing too generous
Ddisloyal
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Question 1713
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Olu, Akpan and Ovbiagele's .... make people to believe that they belong to same school of thought.
Aphilosophy
Bphilosophys
Cphilosophies
Dphilosophy's
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Question 1714
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
No matter to whom I ...., nobody in the crowd had a clue to what was going on
Adiscussed
Basked
Cturned
Dcontacted
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Question 1715
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Let's have a cup of coffee, ....
Ashall we?
Bwill we?
Cshould we?
Dcould we?
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Question 1716
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The shipping company advertised for .... accountants
Atwo young, but highly competent , Nigerian
Byoung, but highly competent, two Nigerian
Ctwo Nigerian, young, but highly competent
Dhighly competent, but young, two Nigerian
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Question 1717
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The company representative in Nigeria is a ....
Asmart little Japanese
Blittle smart Japanese
Csmart Japanese little
Dlittle Japanese smart
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Question 1718
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Aishatu: Could you please give this book to Aminu? Chidi: Certainly, I .... him on something, so it won't be ....
Ai'll be seeing/anything
Bi'll be seeing/ any worry
Ci'll be seeing/any bother
Di can see /any serious
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Question 1719
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My price for the pair of shoes is fifty naira. I cannot .... anything less than that
Abear with
Bsettle for
Cagree with
Dtolerate
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Question 1720
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the farmers were found guilty of unlawful assembly and procession, their lawyer .... before the sentence was passed
Abegged for mercy
Bmade a plea for mitigation
Cmade an overture
Dmade a plea for litigation
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Question 1721
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
'Be that as .... we are determined to get to the root of the matter!' shouted the officer
Ayou like
Bit may
Cit would
Dit might
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Question 1722
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Yemi said 'i'm coming' to her friend Biola who was waiting for her instead of saying ....
Await for me in a moment
Bi will come
Ci'll be with you in a moment
Di'll come now
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Question 1723
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Bola broke .... when he heard the news of the arrest of his twin brother
Aup
Bof
Caway
Ddown
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Question 1724
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The Director is .... pains to ensure the success of the programme.
Ain
Bat
Con
Dhaving
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Question 1725
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
I can always depend .... my father for my survival.
Aon
Bin
Cupon
Dby
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Question 1726
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The answers to the questions were discussed .... the students
Abetween
Bby
Cfor
Dto
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Question 1727
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Silk materials ought be prohibited .... being brought into the country
Aabout
Bin
Cfrom
Dby
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Question 1728
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We cannot explain his objection .... the new law
Afor
Bwith
Cat
Dto
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Question 1729
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... all probability, the train will arrive today
AIn
BUnder
CFor
DBy
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Question 1730
jamb1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ....
