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Question 2141
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
We were all delighted when the beautiful lady in our house ….. a bouncing baby boy.
ADelivered
BBorn
CBrought forth
DGave birth to
EGave bath to
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Question 2142
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I have refused to give him my pen because I don’t want him to ….. it again.
ALoss
BLoose
CLose
DLost
ELend
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Question 2143
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
When we were coming back from the picnic last Friday, there …. on EKO bridge.

AWere many traffics
BWas much traffic
CWere plenty traffic
DWere losts of traffic
EWas a few traffic
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Question 2144
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You can go on; I …. what you are saying.

AAm understanding
BMay be understanding
CWas understanding
DWill be understanding
EUnderstand
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Question 2145
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I am disappointed …. the ways you conducted yourself at the party.

ABy
BFor
CDue to
DAt
EAccording to
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Question 2146
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I ….. him before he came into the room.
AHave seen
BHave not
CUsed to see
DSee
EHad seen
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Question 2147
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

The armed robbers stabbed the driver …. the back

AIn
BOn
CAt
DInside
EBy
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Question 2148
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
She got into trouble because she refused to listen to the …. given by her friends and relatives.
AMany of the advice
BSeries of advices
CPieces of advices
DAdvice
ELots of advices
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Question 2149
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You can never get …. With stealing the presidential jet. You will be caught.

ABy
BAway
CBye
DFree
EScot free
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Question 2150
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I shall travel to Lagos by …. Next week.
AAir or with lorry
BAircraft or by road
CAirways or by bus
DAir or by road
EFlight or by bus
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Question 2151
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Jane and Jarawa love …. Very much.
AThemselves
BEach other
COne another
DTheirselves
EEach others
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Question 2152
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of option A - E:
After the 1980 Ogunpa floods, our association received many letters from those adversely affected and we resolved to ....
AAssist them
BInvite them
CRespond them
DPity them
EQuery them.
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Question 2153
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The students in my junior class seem to have performed .... they did last year
Aas brilliant as
Bmore brilliant than
Cas brilliantly
Dbrilliantly than
Esame brilliantly as
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Question 2154
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The old shoemaker at the corner of our street is .... so i hope you will patronize him
Amine shoemaker
Ba tight friend
Ca good customer
Dmy customer
Ea close friend
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Question 2155
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Monisola is sure to pass in September. She .... hard since the beginning of this term.
Ahad been working
Bwas working
Cis working
Dwould work
Ehas been working
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Question 2156
jamb 1981
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options: Shakespearian ...... are generally the victims of circumstances.
Aheros
Bheres
Che roses
Dhero
Eheroes
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Question 2157
jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

Some people think that ...... are potentially a nuisance

Aparent in-law
Bparents in-law
Cparents in-laws
Dparent in-laws
Eparent ins laws
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Question 2158
jamb 1981
fill in the blank space in the following sentence making use of the best of the five options: I am not attending ...... is my wife.
Awhereas
Bneither
Ceither
Dbut
Esince
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Question 2159
jamb 1981
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options: He is easily the ...... of the lot
Abrightest
Bbrighter
Cmore bright
Dmost brightest
Emost bright
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Question 2160
jamb 1981

Osman became less confident of his result each day but that does not mean that

Ahe will pass
Bhe will fail
Che is a coward
Dhe is hopeless
Ehe is lazy
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