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Question 1871
jamb 1987

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Tonye said that he was going to bed because he was .... to do any more work.

Atired out
Bvery tired
Ctoo tired
Dextremely tired
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Question 1872
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Dapo has made good use of some useful .... on the chemical composition of chalk
Ainformation
Bpiece of information
Cinformations
Dpieces of informations
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Question 1873
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The train was to slow so i decided to .... at the next stop
Aget by
Bget bye
Cget off
Dget of
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Question 1874
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Chinedu took his umbrella with him in case it ....
Arain
Brained
Cwould rain
Dis raining
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Question 1875
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
We discovered at the end of last term that we had to read .... books before we could confidently go for our final examination
Amore of many
Bvery many more
Cvery much more
Dmore very many
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Question 1876
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Culture patterns are modified as they are .... from one generation to the next
Atransported
Btransposed
Ctranslated
Dtransmitted
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Question 1877
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The man insisted on giving unsolicited ....
Aadvice
Badvices
Cadvise
Dadvises
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Question 1878
jamb 1987

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Do not take my books out of this office unless you .... my permission to do so

Aget
Bhave
Chad got
Dare having
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Question 1879
jamb 1987

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The hunter brought home ..... antelope.

Aalive
Ba life
Ca live
Da living
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Question 1880
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The villages looked ..... their leader for good examples.
Aup to
Bon to
Cup at
Dforward to
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Question 1881
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The quarrel has got to a stage where someone has to ....
Ainterrupt
Binterfere
Cintrude
Dintervene
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Question 1882
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
He did not stop to ask himself why .... such thing.
Ashould he do
Bhe should do
Ccould he have done
Ddid he do
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Question 1883
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The poor little kid has been down .... fever these few days
Awith
Bfrom
Cin
Dfor
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Question 1884
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

My brother does not have a flair .... mathematics.
Afor
Bin
Cat
Dof
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Question 1885
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Roli failed because the examination was .... difficult for her
Aso
Bvery
Chighy
Dtoo
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Question 1886
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
During demonstration, the mobile police were instructed to break .... the students defence line
Aoff
Bopen
Cthrough
Ddown
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Question 1887
jamb 1987

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Student: Excuse me sir, must we complete the assignment before lunch? Teacher: No you ....

Aneedn't
Bmustn't
Ccan't
Dshouldn't
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Question 1888
jamb 1987

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
no one has said anything yet, but i think i .... be getting a salary increase next month

Amust
Bcan
Cwould
Dmay
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Question 1889
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
In my opinion, neither the player nor the coach .... praise for the result of the match.
Adeserves
Bdeserve
Care deserving
Dis deserve
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Question 1890
jamb 1987
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Omogbai reported that the examinations .... before he arrived in the hall
Astarted
Bhave started
Chad started
Dare started
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