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Question 3901

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released

Awas/had been

Bwere/have been

Cwas/have been

Dwere/has been

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Question 3902

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The teacher invited Akpan and .... to his office

Amyself

Bme

Dhimself

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Question 3903

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Tsado and his wife are always fighting. The .... to be drawn from this is that they are not happy together,

Areference

Binference

Cdifference

Ddeference

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Question 3904

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The government has provided new .... for the local government polls

Aguard lines

Bguide lines

Cguardlines

Dguidelines

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Question 3905

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The manager was angry with Dauda for ... seeds of discord among the workers

Aplanting

Bsewing

Ccultivating

Dsowing

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Question 3906

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
I looked for you all over the campus but i could not .... you

Afind

Bsee

Cmeet

Dcatch

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Question 3907

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... is always superior to any other in town.

AThere's

BTheirs

CTheir's

DThere

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Question 3908

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
This is the kind of stew ....

Awhich its taste i do not like

Bwhich i do not like the taste of it

Cof which taste i do not like

Dthe taste of which i do not like

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Question 3909

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... with him for two years, i cannot guarantee his good behaviour.

ATo work

BHaving worked

Ctoo have worked

DBy working

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Question 3910

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
You had better .... what the doctor recommended this morning

Adone

Bdo

Cdid

Dbe doing

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Question 3911

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If i had not finished my assignment, i would not .... the opportunity to go with the group

Ahave been given

Bbe given

Cbe giving

Dhave been giving

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Question 3912

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The .... car is the center of attraction.

Asmall racing light green

Bracing small light-green

Csmall light-green racing

Dlight-green small racing

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Question 3913

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Many a man .... done without milk in .... tea these days.

Ahad/their

Bhas/his

Chave/their

Dhad/his

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Question 3914

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The committee was disgusted .... the way the office was being run

Aat

Bby

Cwith

Dover

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Question 3915

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If we go hunting this weekend, we'll have to .... with scrap meals and sleep in a hut in the forest.

Amake up

Bmake do

Cmake out

Dmake good

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Question 3916

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The judge acquitted the accused .... all the eight counts

Aof

Bon

Cfrom

Dupon

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Question 3917

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The contractors were short .... cash even before the project was completed

Ain

Bfor

Cwith

Dof

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Question 3918

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Sociologists are concerned with the problem of man in ....

Aa society

Bthe society

Csociety

Dsome society

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Question 3919

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Okoro intends to wear his .... dress to zoo this afternoon

Awhite cotton new

Bwhite new cotton

Cnew white cotton

Dcotton white new

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Question 3920

jamb 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My younger brother is going to the stream with .... boys

Atwo other little

Bother little two

Ctwo little other

Dother two little

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