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Question 21

jamb 1982

Choose the word or phrase from the options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The students decided to go without breakfast in order to save money for the needy. They decided to

Atravel and leave their breakfast at home

Bgo outside for breakfast

Cgo for launch rather than breakfast

Dforgo breakfast

Ereject breakfast

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Question 22

jamb 1982

Choose the word or phrase from the option A-E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The minister hit on a plan to retain his post after many months of lobbying

Abeat a plan

Bdrew up a plan

Cdiscovered a plan

Dselected a plan

Edesigned a plan

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Question 23

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:
.... to your birthday party in September?

AMay i come

BWill i come

CWould i come

DMight i come

EShall i come

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Question 24

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:
When next i come to see you, you ... in your new home.

Aare already living

Bwill already be living

Cwill already live

Dwill have lived

Ehave already been living

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Question 25

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:
It .... so hard that all the cars have stopped moving.

Arains

Bwill rain

Cis raining

Dwas raining

Emight rain

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Question 26

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:
The catering manageress saw to it that the morning meal .... by 07.00 hours everyday

Ais prepared

Bused to prepare

Chas been prepared

Dwas prepared

Eused to be prepared

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Question 27

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
In the past 20 years, many patients .... by the doctors in the specialist hospital.

Aare treated

Bwere loved to treated

Chave been treated

Dtreated

Ehave treated

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Question 28

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
She used to be very untidy but she has grown ... it now

Aout of

Bfrom

Cwithout

Daway with

Eby

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Question 29

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Plans for a rise in production .... through when a strike started.

Awent

Bcame

Cset

Dcarried

Efell

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Question 30

jamb 1982

There was a loud bang .... we thought it was the television, but it wasn't

Aat last

Bat first

Cat least

Dat the moment

Eat present

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Question 31

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
when he was knocked on the head, he fell to the ground ....

Acollapsed

Bfainted

Cunconscious

Dconscious

Enoisily

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Question 32

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You look very tired, a cup of tea will .... you some good!

Amake

Bdo

Cgive

Dset

Eput

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Question 33

jamb 1982

Fill the blank space with the most appropriate option.
Put .... your watch, it is half an hour fast.

Aaway

Bup

Con

Dforward

Eback

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Question 34

jamb 1982

Can you buy African souvenirs in any other shops? OR .... can you buy African souvenirs?

AWhat place

BWhich place

CWhere

DWhere else

EWherever

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Question 35

jamb 1982

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

X: How do you want to be paid? In cash or by cheque?

Y: They asked him .... in cash or by cheque

Ahow he wanted to be paid

Bwhether he wanted to be paid

Chow he wants the money

Dhow to pay

Ehow did he want to be paid

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Question 36

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
If you .... me that you had run out of petrol, i would have given you some.

Awere to tell

Btell

Chave told

Dwould tell

Ehad told

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Question 37

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
His English was so good that he .... for an Englishman

Atook

Bis taken

Cwas taken

Dhas taken

Eis taking

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Question 38

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Radium .... Maria Sklodowska Curie.

Adiscovered

Bis discovering

Chas discovered

Dwas discovered by

Ehad been discovered by

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Question 39

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
What made you ... that?

Ahave said

Bto say

Csaying

Dsaid

Esay

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Question 40

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I am not used to .... on the left

Adrive

Bhaving driven

Cdriving

Dhave driven

Ebeing driving

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