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Question 21

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The passenger waited patiently whilst they transferred his …. from the taxi to the bus.

AProperties

BBaggages

CLuggage

DLuggages

EProperty

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Question 22

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Eko bridge, linking Lagos Island to Surulere, has ….

AMany traffic

BNumerous vehicles

CUncontrollable traffic

DPlenty traffic

EA lot of traffic

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Question 23

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
From one’s daily experience,one can see that many people have ..... money ..... they really need.

AFewer/that

BMore/than

CAs much/than

DMuch/than

EAs little/as

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Question 24

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
They promised to cause …. fuss …. possible.

AAs little/as

BA little/if

CA few/as

DThe least/that

EAll the/that

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Question 25

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
…. Lawyers enrolled at the Nigerian bar last year …. the year.

AAs much/as

BVery many/than

CMore/than

DSome/as

EAs many/than

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Question 26

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences, making use of the best of the five options :
The guests ...... breakfast by the time the bus arrives.

AAre finishing

BHave finished

CShall have finished

DHad finished

EWill have finished

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Question 27

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The schoolboy screamed loudly when he saw a snake …. looked terrifying.

AIt

BWho

CAnd

DHe

EWhich

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Question 28

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
My younger brother looked ill last night, and was evidently …. this morning

AWorse

BWorst

CMore ill

DLearner

EBrighter

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Question 29

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
I was in such a hurry, I didn’t have time to …. Hello.

ATell

BSpeak

CTalk

DSay

EUtter

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Question 30

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Joe had found a flat, so …. he will not be sleeping here, even if he still comes for meals.

ALastly

BLeast

CLast

DAt last

EAt least

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Question 31

jamb 1981

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

.... reached 18.7% of the U.S population.

AEmployed

BUnemployment

CEmployers

DEmployees

EUnderemployment

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Question 32

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The policemen stood …. the man at the corner.

ALooking

BSeeing

CShearing

DGlaring

EWatching

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Question 33

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
After weeks of bargaining they …. a deal worth millions.

AMade up

BTurned about

CBrought off

DWent in

EFell through

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Question 34

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Maimuna wrote to ask if I could put her …. for the night

AUp

BIn

COut

DOff

EAway

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Question 35

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
It was a blind alley. I could not walk any ....

AFar

BFarthest

CFurthest

DFarther

EFurther

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Question 36

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We used to go to that club on Saturday night ….?

AIsn’t it

BDidn’t we

CDon’t we

DAren’t we

EUse we not.

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Question 37

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
By the end of June, i …. six examinations this year.

AShall take

BHave taken

CShall have taken

DAm taken

ETook

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Question 38

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
I wish I …. to swim when I was younger.

AHad learnt

BLearn

CLearnt

DWas learning

EHave learnt.

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Question 39

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
These six employees ........ absent from work since new year’s day.

AAre

BHave been

CWere

DHad been

EAre being

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Question 40

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We talked quietly _________ wake the baby.

ASo that not

BIn order to

CSo as to

DSo as not to

ESo not.

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