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Question 11

jamb 1986

A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is

Athe clothes they wear to parties

Bthat different clothes are meant for different occasions

Cthat the youth have stuffed their wardrobes, apartments and drawars with new clothes

Dthe thought of the choice of what to wear

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Question 12

jamb 1986

In this passage we learn that parents

Aadmire their children's craze for new clothes

Bdo not provide the money for the fashion craze

Cendure a lot of handship to provide for their children

Dgladly provide the money for the fashion craze

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Question 13

jamb 1986

The youth acquire clothes for

Aburials, great occasions or for matriculation ceremonies

Boccasions that are not recurrent

Cboosting their ego

Dthe purpose of praising their parents

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Question 14

jamb 1986

In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents

Ahad to swallow the sputum in their mouths

Bhave been phlegmatic all along

Chave had to overcome their own pride or prejudice

Dno longer had to swallow

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Question 15

jamb 1986

A suitable tittle for this passage is

AFashion craze

BFashion craze among the youth

CUniversity students and induction ceremonies

DParents and the money for fashion craze

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Question 16

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Wada said that two of his chickens .... eggs yesterday morning

Alayed

Blied

Claid

Dlain

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Question 17

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you are going to the market, may I .... please?

Afor follow you

Bcome with you

Ccome by you

Dcome as your second

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Question 18

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I forgot to bring a pen with me. Would you, please ... me yours

Aborrow

Bloan

Cprovide

Dlend

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Question 19

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
When he had arranged the furniture, he .... the picture on the wall

Ahanged

Bhung

Chang

Dhunged

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Question 20

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We are trying to study for the examinations last night when the light .....

Awere taken away

Bcame off

Cquenched

Dwent off

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Question 21

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Thank you for the party, we really ....

Aenjoyed ourselves

Benjoyed

Cenjoyed very much

Denjoyed too much

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Question 22

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He decided to wait for the bus because he had ______________

Atoo many luggage

Bmany luggages

Ca lot of luggage

Dplenty luggages

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Question 23

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We later on discovered that some members .... another meeting before the one advertised.

Awere holding

Bhave held

Chave been holding

Dhad held

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Question 24

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The only set of loud speakers available .... to be connected according to the instruction

Ais

Bare

Cwere

Dhave

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Question 25

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of doctors are not so all well disposed to .... in government hospitals these days .... they?

Aworking/do

Bwork/are

Cworking/are

Dwork/aren't

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Question 26

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We saw him ... over a wall as the police approached

Aleaped

Bleap

Cleapt

Dleaping

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Question 27

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'We are gradually .... to the end of the programme this afternoon', remarked the chairman of the wedding reception

Aarriving

Bgetting

Capproaching

Dgoing

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Question 28

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty

Ahad persevered

Bhave persevered

Chad persevere

Dpersevered

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Question 29

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you want peace, you .... prepared for war

Ahad better

Bhave better

Chad better got

Dhad better get

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Question 30

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of suspects were paraded .... the victim of the robbery

Ain front

Bbefore

Cfor

Dto

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