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Question 3321

jamb 1995

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

One of the vice...... in an interim capacity?

Apresident acts

Bpresident act

Cpresident's acts

Dpresidents acts

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Question 3322

jamb 1995

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

This is to congratulate you on your success in the last examination and wish you ...........?

Amore grease to your elbow

Bmore power to your elbow

Csome grease on your elbow

Dsome power to your elbow

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Question 3323

jamb 1995

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

One of the three candidates contesting the union election was obliged to ...... in favour of his friends?

Astep down

Bstand down

Cstep out

Dstand out

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Question 3324

jamb 1995

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

The fact that Olu able to guess correctly some of the questions that were asked, made him ....... the other candidates?

Ahave the edge on

Bobtain a edge over

Chave an edge over

Dobtain the edge with

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Question 3325

jamb 1995

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

You must study hard this semester in order to avoid being made ...... ridicule?

Aa subject of

Ban object for

Ca subject for

Dan object with

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Question 3326

jamb 1995

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

It was an .... moment for us to be ..... to welcome the new Vice - Chancellor?

Aopportune /privileged

Bopportuned / privileged

Copportune / opportuned

Dopportuned / opportune

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Question 3327

jamb 1995

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

During the examination, a student ...... more answer sheets?

Arequested

Brequested for

Crequests for

Drequest

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Question 3328

jamb 1995

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

The ...... engineer was unhappy with the shoddy work done by the contractors?

Acite

Bsight

Csite

Dside

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Question 3329

jamb 1995

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

The policeman pointed out a ...... between Mr. Ogene's two accounts of the incident?

Adiscrepancy

Bdiscord

Cdistinction

Ddisagreement

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Question 3330

jamb 1995

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

The minister can't come today because he has ...... engagement?

Aa former

Ba preceding

Ca prior

Dan advance

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Question 3331

jamb 1995

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

The poor man was pleased to find ..... tyre?

Aa rubber old discarded

Ban old discarded rubber

Ca discarded rubber old

Dan old rubber discarded

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Question 3332

jamb 1995

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

The panel's ...... was stretched to the limit by what they heard.

Acredit

Bcredence

Ccredibility

Dcredulity

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Question 3333

jamb 1995

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

The driver of the car admitted ......a licence?

Ato not have

Bnot having

Cto not having

Dnot to have

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Question 3334

jamb 1995

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

Her mother said to her 'I ...... the dinner now?

Awould rather you cooked

Bwould rather you cook

Cwould rather you not cooked

Dwould rather have you cooked

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Question 3335

jamb 1995

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

It's time the room ...... it looks awful?

Ais redecorated

Bwas redecorated

Cis being redecorated

Dhas been redecorated

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Question 3336

jamb 1995

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

Did the boys enjoy ..... when they went on vacation?

Aeach other

Bone other

Cthemselves

Dtheirselves

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Question 3337

jamb 1995

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

He did not explain what happened ..... did she?

Aeither

Bnever

Cneither

Drather

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Question 3338

jamb 1995

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

The principal asked me ......?

Awhat is my name

Bwhat was my name

Cwhat my name was

Dwhat my name should be

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Question 3339

jamb 1995

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

The director, no less than his workers ....... to blame?

Ais

Bare

Cwere

Dought

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Question 3340

jamb 1995

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

He is one of those who ....... in my school?

Ateaches

Bis teaching

Care teaching

Dteach

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