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Question 1721

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
A number of teachers in secondary schools are not so well disposed to .... these days, .... they?

Ateach/aren't

Bteaching/are

Cteach/do

Dteach/are

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Question 1722

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The competitor who .... earlier on has started .... again

Afainted/to run

Bhad fainted/to run

Cfainted/running

Dfainted/on running

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Question 1723

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I heard that Kayode's car was stolen last night. It .... be true because i saw him .... it this morning.

Ashould not/driving

Bshould not/drive

Ccannot/drive

Dcannot/driving

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Question 1724

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.

Ait was not possible

BThere was no one

CHe had no nobody

DNo person was around

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Question 1725

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Attention has shifted to the teaching of science nowadays .... the usefulness of the Arts

Ain spite of

Bnot minding

Coblivious to

Dforgetting

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Question 1726

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
One can no longer take for granted today what .... enjoyed in the university some years ago, can ....?

Ayou/you

Bone/one

Che/he

Done/you

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Question 1727

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Dan and Tina met on the ship and greeted ....

Aone another

Bthemselves

Ceach other

Dtheirselves

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Question 1728

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Now, i am used .... bread without butter.

Ato eat

Bin eating

Cof eating

Dto eating

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Question 1729

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The pastor said 'lay .... your hearts to God'

Abier

Bbear

Cbare

Dbar

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Question 1730

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I have the .... of meeting him

Aprevilege

Bprivilege

Cpreviledge

Dpriviledge

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Question 1731

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We are not surprised he was not elected; every one of his constituents .... that he is unreliable

Aknow

Bknows

Cwill know

Ddo know

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Question 1732

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Ladies and gentlemen, our guest speaker, Dr. Oni .... also a resident doctor at the teaching hospital.

Awho is

Bwhich is

Cwho was

Dis

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Question 1733

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
He .... during the whole of last month

Awas sick

Bhas been sick

Chad been sick

Dhad sicken

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Question 1734

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The chemistry teacher seized the girl's comic .... during the laboratory work

Awhich she had been reading

Bwhich she has been reading

Cwhich she had read

Dwhich she is reading

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Question 1735

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I could have agreed with your action if i .... not .... you promised to increase the worker's salaries

Ahave/heard

Bhad/heard

Cwere/hearing

Dwas/hearing

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Question 1736

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If you want a successful marriage , you .... pray for it

Ahave better

Bbetter

Chad better

Dwould better

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Question 1737

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The lecturer said that we .... be able to finish the next chapter this evening

Amust

Bcan

Cshall

Dshould

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Question 1738

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you ... tomorrow

Areturned

Breturn

Care returning

Dwould return

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Question 1739

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The buildings damaged by the rainstorm .....schools, hospitals and private houses

Aincluded

Binclude

Cwere included

Dwas including

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Question 1740

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items .... in this section

Ais tested

Bhave been tested

Care tested

Dwere tested

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