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Question 3711
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
How i wish i .... my mother's advice
Ahad heeded
Bhave heeded
Cheed
Dwill heed
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Question 3712
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The effort made by the principal to get the students to be serious in their studies .....
Aare appreciated
Bwill appreciate
Cis to appreciate
Dis appreciated
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Question 3713
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
She asked me whether i .... the letter for her
Aminded to post
Bmind to post
Cminded posting
Dminded to posting
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Question 3714
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We must observe that most of the support by other states .... only marginal returns

Ahave yielded
Byield
Chas yielded
Dhave yield
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Question 3715
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers .... to be held responsible for the revolt.

Awere
Bare
Cis
Dhave
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Question 3716
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang .... all the money
Ahas spent
Bwill have spent
Chad spent
Dwill have spent
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Question 3717
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I have only three tubers of yam .... in the store, i cannot afford to give you any more
Astill
Boutstanding
Cleft
Dremainder
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Question 3718
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... his uncle helped him or not, he would still not be able to do it
Aalthough
Bif
Cwhether
Dsince
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Question 3719
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Inyang has always been shy to speak ....

Ain public
Bpublicly
Cin the public
Dwith the public
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Question 3720
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... him in the crowd, i would have told you at once

Aif i will see
Bif i saw
Chad i seen
Dshould i see
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Question 3721
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
..... I know, nobody has seen any loepards in this area.

Aso far as
Bin as much as
Cprovided
Deven as
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Question 3722
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The Board has been having .... series of meeting lately

Asome
Ba
Ca lot of
Dmany
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Question 3723
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working .... my advantages
Ain
Bto
Cfor
Dagainst
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Question 3724
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
On getting to the seashore, .....
Ait was empty
Bnobody was there
Cpeople had deserted the place
Dhe found nobody there
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Question 3725
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I would have been surprised if you .... the orange
Aplucked
Bhave plucked
Chad plucked
Ddid pluck
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Question 3726
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I wanted to avail myself .... the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up

Awith
Bfor
Cof
Dat
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Question 3727
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Each of the candidates that came late ..... to complete ....

Ahave/this form
Bare having/these forms
Chave/these forms
Dhas/this form
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Question 3728
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If had been told of the matter earlier, i .... there so late
Awould not go
Bshould not go
Cwill not have gone
Dwould not have gone
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Question 3729
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The council chairman ..... the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors
Adispersed
Bdefused
Cdifused
Ddisputed
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Question 3730
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Insects can become ..... to insecticides
Aimmunized
Bresistant
Creticent
Dimmobilized
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