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Question 11

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The boxer was highly rated .... his doggedness and ability to absorb heavy punches

Aby

Bthrough

Cfor

Dabout

Ein

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Question 12

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Because the referee was partial and his opponent rough, the loser of the wrestling match received .... cheers than the winner

Athunderous

Bmany more

Coverwhelming

Da little more

Eseveral

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Question 13

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
.... mark an important step in the history of industrial revolution

AThe invention of the locomotive engine

BThe discovery of locomotion

CThe discovery of the engine

DThe process of locomotion

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Question 14

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Granted you are my senior by one year, you cannot .... me around as if i were your servant

Acontrol

Bdribble

Corder

Dask

Ecompel

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Question 15

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space:
Although he is in all respects a poor student, he has managed to buy a tape recorder to improve his .... of French.

Amastery

Bmastering

Cspeaking

Dideas

Ethinking

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Question 16

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The managing director did not pay his staff last month ....?

Adidn't he

Bhad he not

Cis not it

Ddid he

Ehas he

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Question 17

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
I would not have condescended to appeasing the traffic policeman, but I happened .... traffic regulation.

Ato have broken

Bto be breaking

Cto break

Dto break in

Eto have evaded

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Question 18

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

My father cannot bear the .... of the concoction that emanates from my mothers soup pot

Asweet

Bsavouring

Caroma

Dsmell

Escent

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Question 19

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to .... certain form

Afill in

Bwrite in

Center in

Dgo through

Eread out

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Question 20

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we .... at Heathrow Airport

Atouched down

Bdropped

Ccame down

Dflew down

Estopped

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Question 21

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Our plane was scheduled to .... at 10.00 hrs but it was delayed because of the bad weather

Afly out

Btake off

Cstart out

Dshoot off

Elift off

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Question 22

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
the frightening explosion in the factory .... whole wing

Awashed out

Bwiped out

Crooted out

Dflushed out

Ecleared out

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Question 23

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space

The traditional folktales form an .... to the book.

Aindex

Binsertion

Cinformation

Doverview

Eappendix

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Question 24

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If i went to the cinema I .... early.

Ashall return

Bam returning

Cwould return

Dhad return

Emay return

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Question 25

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Invariably, he ends his letters .... amicably

Ayou

Byour's

Cyours'

Dyours

Eyour own

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Question 26

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went up quickly and returned ....

Afastest

Bfastly

Cas fastly

Das fast

Ein fastness

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Question 27

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

For .... he is a secretary we shall not have correct minutes

Abecause

Bas long as

Cso long

Din as much

Ealthough

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Question 28

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His suggestion are completely .... the point and cannot be accepted

Ato

Babout

Cbeside

Don

Eunder

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Question 29

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

They .... receive visitors on short notice.

Ause to

Bare used to

Cused to

Dare always

Eare use to

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Question 30

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He had just entered the office .... the telephone rang

Aas

Bbefore

Csince

Dwhen

Euntil

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