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Question 21

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The brave officer .... the time bomb.

Adiffused

Bdevused

Cdefused

Ddifused

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Question 22

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Their high .... was an advantage

Amoral

Bmorality

Cmorale

Dmorals

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Question 23

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He missed the point because he took the statement ....

Aliterally

Bliterarily

Cliterary

Duniliterally

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Question 24

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The officer was compelled to .... the suspects's car.

Aseize

Bcease

Csieze

Dsease

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Question 25

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He did not attend the final burial ....

Arite

Brights

Crites

Dright

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Question 26

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Gone are the days when he ... enjoy patronage.

Awould

Bwill

Cused to

Dcould

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Question 27

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The committee was frustrated because the Chief withheld his ....

Aaccent

Baccess

Cassent

Dascent

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Question 28

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I can quickly recite the National Anthem .... now.

Aoff head

Boff by heart

Cat hand

Doff hand

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Question 29

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I am .... to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.

Adue

Bqualified

Clooking

Dentitled

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Question 30

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
..... yet about the principal?

AAre there any news

BAre there some news

CIs there any news

DIs their any news

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Question 31

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
My wife and i met .... on a ship going to Liberia.

Aourselves

Bone another

Ceach other

Dourself

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Question 32

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:

'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer' he said to is wife

Amake do with

Bmake up

Cdeal with

Dput up with

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Question 33

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!

Adidn't have

Bhadn't

Chaven't had

Dhaven't

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Question 34

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Í'm sorry I can't give you any of the oranges; I have .... left'.

Afew

Blittle

Conly a little

Da few

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Question 35

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
You had to stand in the corridor all the way? Poor you! I don't suppose you enjoyed the journey .... ?

Adon't you

Bdid you

Cdidn't you

Ddon't i

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Question 36

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:

Four persons accused of currency ..... are being held by the security agents

Atraficking

Btraviking

Ctrafficking

Dtraffiking

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Question 37

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:

After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.

Abegged for mercy

Bmade a plea for mitigation

Cmade anovation

Dmade a plea for litigation

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Question 38

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Jibril found that thieves had entered his house in his absence. He went to the police to report the ....

Abreak out

Bbreak up

Cbreak in

Dbreak into

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Question 39

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He broke his mallet ostensibly trying to maintain order although he was actually enjoying the commotion.

Aapparently

Bcarelessly

Cangerily

Daccidentally

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Question 40

jamb 1986

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh

Aperform

Bset

Cundertake

Dgive

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