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Question 2181

jamb 1981

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

Visitors…. Pass beyond this point. It is forbidden

Aneedn’t

Bdon’t have to

Ccould not

Dcannot

Emust not

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Question 2182

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
There was .... much noise at night that we couldn’t sleep

ASuch a

BSuch

CThat

DVery

ESo

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Question 2183

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We left .... U.S.A, and crossed .... Atlantic ocean to .... Europe.

Athe/the/…

B…/…/…

C…/…/the

Dthe/…/a

E…/an/…

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Question 2184

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
.... Several bad air-crashes recently.

AThere is

BThey are

CThere were

DThere have been

EThere are

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Question 2185

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
.... a good film. Wasn’t it?

AIt is

BWas it

CThere is

DIt was

EThere was

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Question 2186

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option
I can’t mind the light. I don't know .... about electricity.

ASomething

BNothing

CAnything

DNobody

EAnybody

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Question 2187

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Asmau, did you see the snapshop of ....

AYourself

BYou

CYours

DYourselves

EHerself

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Question 2188

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Without .... words he accused him directly of treachery

Aamending

Bmodifying

Cmixing

Dmincing

Emeaning

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Question 2189

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The house will look all the better .... this new coat of paint

Afor

Bunder

Cagainst

Dupon

Eover

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Question 2190

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Excuse me, do you mind .... i smoke?

Abecause

Bif

Csince

Dwhile

Eagainst

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Question 2191

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
If .... one day, we would talk about it for weeks.

Aa lion would be coming into this room

Ba lion was coming into this room

Ca lion came into this room

Da lion is coming into this room

Ea lion is going to come into this room

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Question 2192

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He bade them .... to his house

Awelcomed

Bare welcome

Cto be welcome

Dto have been welcome

Ewelcome

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Question 2193

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
As .... of you that can come are welcome

Aeach

Bany

Cmany

Dmore

Emost

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Question 2194

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He looked .... everyone in authority as an enemy

Aon

Bat

Cin

Dabout

Eagainst

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Question 2195

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
I told him .... he had no chance

Aquite by frankness

Bquite frankly

Cquite in frankness

Dquite being frank

Equite to be frank

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Question 2196

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband

Ato sell

Bto be selling

Cfrom selling

Dhaving sold

Eto selling

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Question 2197

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He passed so well .... he was awarded a scholarship

Asince

Bbecause

Cthat

Dwhile

Ethus

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Question 2198

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
A pioneer, he .... the institution from his own resources

Afound and funded

Bfounded and funded

Cwas finding and funding

Dhad found and funded

Ewas founded and funding

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Question 2199

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They tried to cash in .... the people's ignorance

Aunder

Bagainst

Cabout

Dwith

Eon

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Question 2200

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.

Awas

Bis

Cwill be

Dshould have been

Eis going to be

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