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Question 3801
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Aishatu: Could you please give this book to Aminu? Chidi: Certainly, I .... him on something, so it won't be ....
Ai'll be seeing/anything
Bi'll be seeing/ any worry
Ci'll be seeing/any bother
Di can see /any serious
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Question 3802
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My price for the pair of shoes is fifty naira. I cannot .... anything less than that
Abear with
Bsettle for
Cagree with
Dtolerate
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Question 3803
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the farmers were found guilty of unlawful assembly and procession, their lawyer .... before the sentence was passed
Abegged for mercy
Bmade a plea for mitigation
Cmade an overture
Dmade a plea for litigation
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Question 3804
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 3805
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 3806
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 3807
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 3808
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 3809
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 3810
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 3811
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 3812
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 3813
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 3814
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 3815
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 3816
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 3817
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 3818
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 3819
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 3820
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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