English Language Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Despite the pressure of work during the week i shall endeavor to ...... at your wedding?
Aput up an appearance
Bput an appearance
Cput in an appearance
Dput on an appearance
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Question 22
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Based on the facts before me, i have no alternative ..... to terminate your appointment?
Abut
Bthan
Cas
Donly
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Question 23
jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The trader ...... his wares at the trade fair.

Aexhibited
Bdisplayed
Cspread
Ddemonstrated
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Question 24
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Until his recent experience, Onimisi used to pride himself....... his fearlessness?
Aon
Bby
Cabout
Dfor
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Question 25
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.



To be extravagant is to be ....... ?
Arich
Bluxurious
Ccareless
Dwasteful
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Question 26
jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The president of the union ....... for the airport by the time the riot started?

Awould have left
Bis about leaving
Cwas leaving
Dhas left
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Question 27
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The handset was faulty and so it was impossible to ..... them on phone?
Aget at
Bget over
Cget through to
Dget on to
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Question 28
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

I don't think he can .......?
Acan't he
Bisn't it
Ccan he
Ddon,t I
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Question 29
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
He claimed that Mr. okoli's utterance was tantamount to defamation of character, so he sued for .......
Adamage
Bsome damage
Ca damage
Ddamages
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Question 30
jamb 1994
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

A range of options ......available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections
Awere made
Bis made
Care made
Dwas made
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Question 31
jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The old man couldn't help ...... at his grandson's babbling?

Ato laugh
Bthat he laughed
Claughing
Din laughing
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Question 32
jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The patient was ....... by a group of surgeons last week?

Aoperated on
Boperated
Coperated for
Doperated with
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Question 33
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

I now realize I ........ you before?
Ahad met
Bhave met
Cmet
Dmeet
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Question 34
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The keepers themselves are sometimes........ by the bees?
Astinged
Bstang
Cstung
Dsting
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Question 35
jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The police ........... happy about the dwindling crime rate.

Asays they are
Bsay it is
Csay they are
Dsays it is
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Question 36
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

She usually works hard, but....... she could be very lazy?
Aat times
Batimes
Cattimes
Dat time
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Question 37
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

There are ...... on spelling and pronunciation at the end of the book?
Aappendexes
Bappendix
Cappendices
Dappendixes
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Question 38
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

If the boys arrived early enough, the match ....?
Awould have been played
Bwill be played
Cwill have to be played
Dwould be played
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Question 39
jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

People dislike Jobe because he is a......young man?

Atrickish
Btricking
Ctrickful
Dtricky
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Question 40
jamb 1994
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Measles....no longer impossible to manage these days
Ais
Bare
Cwere
Dwas
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