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Question 21

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

He went abroad with a view .... a business partner

Ato find

Bto be finding

Cto have found

Dto finding

Ehe will find

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Question 22

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Remember this matter is strictly .....

Abetween you and i

Bamong you and me

Camong you and me

Dbetween you and me

Ebetween you and myself

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Question 23

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was ....

Aextracted

Bextradited

Cexiled

Dexpelled

Eexhumed

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Question 24

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect ....

Aambush

Bunder cover

Ccamouflage

Dshelter

Esubterfuge

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Question 25

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space.
Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and are therefore .... poets

Acontrary

Bcontractual

Ccontemporaneous

Dcontemporary

Econtemptible

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Question 26

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ....

Aa luggage

Bluggage

Cluggages

Da baggage

Ebaggages

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Question 27

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space:
Last week, the .... at the theatre was the largest I had ever seen.

Aassembly

Bcongregation

Cconvention

Daudience

Ecrowd

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Question 28

jamb 1978

As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to .... him any more money

Alend

Bloan

Cborrow

Dextend

Ecredit

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Question 29

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....

Aillegal

Billegitimate

Cillicit

Dunlawful

Euntenable

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Question 30

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The employer, not the salesman and his representative .... responsible for the loss

Aare

Bare being

Care never

Dhave been

Eis

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Question 31

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient's teeth....

Ahave long decayed

Bhave long been decayed

Chave long being decayed

Dhad long decayed

Ehad been decayed

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Question 32

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He did not like .... leaving the class early

Awe

Bus

Cour

Dourselves

Eour selves

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Question 33

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

When the beggar was tired he ..... down by the roadside

Alied

Blaid

Clayed

Dlay

Elain

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Question 34

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman's hair stood on end

Athe woman's hair became straight

Bthe wind blew her hair upwards

Cthe woman was unmoved

Dthe woman disarranged her hair

Ethe woman was frightened

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Question 35

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
I have been able to observe him at close quarters

Ain government house nearby

Bwithin a short space of time

Cin a small family house

Dat close range

Eat regular intervals

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Question 36

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:

When the man was caught by police, he presented a bold front.

Ahe attacked the policemen boldly

Bhe walked up to the policemen

Che faced the situation with apparent boldness

Dhe bravely attempted to give them a present

Ehe frowned at them in a defiant manner

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Question 37

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

He stared at her

Aglanced

Bpeeped

Clooked

Dgazed

Efixed

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Question 38

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

The two sprinters were running neck and neck

Aexact level

Bvery slowly

Cvery fast

Dwith their necks together

Etogether

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Question 39

jamb 1978

If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means

AMy father did arrive and I didn't starve

BI had to starve because my father didn't come

Cmy father didn't arrive and I didn't starve

DI should have starved but I didn't

EI had starved before my father arrived

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Question 40

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account

AMr Jack will undoubtedly succeed

BMr Jack cannot succeed

CJack will have a very good chance of succeeding

DMr. Jack will find it difficult to succeed

EMr Jack will succeed in spite of all odds

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