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Question 21

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
'Be that as .... we are determined to get to the root of the matter!' shouted the officer

Ayou like

Bit may

Cit would

Dit might

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Question 22

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Yemi said 'i'm coming' to her friend Biola who was waiting for her instead of saying ....

Await for me in a moment

Bi will come

Ci'll be with you in a moment

Di'll come now

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Question 23

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Bola broke .... when he heard the news of the arrest of his twin brother

Aup

Bof

Caway

Ddown

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Question 24

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The Director is .... pains to ensure the success of the programme.

Ain

Bat

Con

Dhaving

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Question 25

jamb 1990

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

I can always depend .... my father for my survival.

Aon

Bin

Cupon

Dby

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Question 26

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The answers to the questions were discussed .... the students

Abetween

Bby

Cfor

Dto

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Question 27

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Silk materials ought be prohibited .... being brought into the country

Aabout

Bin

Cfrom

Dby

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Question 28

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We cannot explain his objection .... the new law

Afor

Bwith

Cat

Dto

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Question 29

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... all probability, the train will arrive today

AIn

BUnder

CFor

DBy

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Question 30

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ....

Awe won't have to

Bwe would have had to

Cwe wouldn't have to

Dwe didn't have to

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Question 31

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
A number of teachers in secondary schools are not so well disposed to .... these days, .... they?

Ateach/aren't

Bteaching/are

Cteach/do

Dteach/are

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Question 32

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The competitor who .... earlier on has started .... again

Afainted/to run

Bhad fainted/to run

Cfainted/running

Dfainted/on running

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Question 33

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I heard that Kayode's car was stolen last night. It .... be true because i saw him .... it this morning.

Ashould not/driving

Bshould not/drive

Ccannot/drive

Dcannot/driving

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Question 34

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.

Ait was not possible

BThere was no one

CHe had no nobody

DNo person was around

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Question 35

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Attention has shifted to the teaching of science nowadays .... the usefulness of the Arts

Ain spite of

Bnot minding

Coblivious to

Dforgetting

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Question 36

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
One can no longer take for granted today what .... enjoyed in the university some years ago, can ....?

Ayou/you

Bone/one

Che/he

Done/you

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Question 37

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Dan and Tina met on the ship and greeted ....

Aone another

Bthemselves

Ceach other

Dtheirselves

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Question 38

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Now, i am used .... bread without butter.

Ato eat

Bin eating

Cof eating

Dto eating

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Question 39

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The pastor said 'lay .... your hearts to God'

Abier

Bbear

Cbare

Dbar

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Question 40

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I have the .... of meeting him

Aprevilege

Bprivilege

Cpreviledge

Dpriviledge

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