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Question 21

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Wale Agun, in creating his characters, draws freely .... his experience in life

Aby

Bin

Con

Dof

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Question 22

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Mark is a very handsome fellow who informs me that he was .... for pretty girls

Aa heart

Ba lip

Can eye

Da check

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Question 23

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
I know that your friend will not accept the proposal ....

Aand you neither

Band neither you

Cneither do you

Dneither will you

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Question 24

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The vice principal asked the students to always .... their answer only from the textbooks recommended for the course

Alook out

Bsearch out

Clook up

Dbring up

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Question 25

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The Inspector of Education who made several trips on bad road returned yesterday completely .... by fever

Abrought down

Bput down

Cworn down

Dworn off

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Question 26

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
I know you will think I am talking nonsense, Shehu, but .... you'll realize that i was right.

Aat one time

Bon time

Cin time

Dat time

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Question 27

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
A government spokesman announced that efforts .... the release of hostages are continuing

Ato obtain

Bin obtaining

Cfor obtaining

Dof obtaining

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Question 28

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The whole class looked forward to .... Kainji Dam at christmas.

Avisiting

Bvisit

Cbe visiting

Da visit

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Question 29

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The host insisted on ... what he called 'a little gift'

Ame to accept

Bme accepting

Cmy accepting

Dmy acceptance

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Question 30

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
I have been trying to locate you .....

Asince five days

Bfive days now

Csince five days now

Dfor five days

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Question 31

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The college authorities have .... the students to end the strike.

Acalled for

Bcalled on

Ccalled

Dcalled at

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Question 32

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
I wonder how much .....

Acost these earrings

Bdo these earrings cost

Care these earrings costing

Dthese earrings cost

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Question 33

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
That old lady prefers .... bread .... clothes.

Ato bake/than making

Bto bake/ to making

Cbaking/to making

Dbaking/than to making

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Question 34

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
Ebun .... the edge of the cliff after his shoes had failed to grip.

Afell down

Bfell off

Cfell away

Dfell down

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Question 35

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The dancers were all in .... before their departure

Agood spirits

Bgood spirit

Chigh spirit

Dhigh spirits

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Question 36

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
Many young men of nowadays do not know how to properly .... their cloths.

Apress

Biron

Csmoothen

Dstretch

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Question 37

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
There was a .... of steps.

Astair

Bheight

Cflight

Dclimb

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Question 38

jamb 1988

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

Just to convince you about my commitment to the project, i shall .... at the office before i leave for Kano tomorrow.

Aput up an appearance

Bput in an appearance

Cput up appearance

Dput an appearance

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Question 39

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The price of everything seems to have ... up in the last few months.

Aclimbed

Bshot

Crisen

Dflared

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Question 40

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
.... to your request, we have decided to provide the necessary information

AAs regards

BWith regards

CWith regard

DRegarding

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