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Question 31

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Although the problem was simple …. Students were able to solve it.

ALittle

BSmall

CFew

DA few

EA lot of.

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Question 32

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
He devoted himself …. homeless children.

ATo helping

BTo help

CBy helping

DWith helping

EHelping.

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Question 33

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Do you want me to buy her anything? She asked Asman. She asked Asman if …..

AShe wants her to buy her anything

BYou want to buy anything

CShe wanted to buy anything

DI wanted her to buy anything

EShe wanted her to buy her anything.

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Question 34

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Have you paid your taxes up to date? The tax collector inquired if ….

AYou have paid your taxes up to date

BI had paid my taxes up to date

CI paid my taxes up to date

DHave I paid my taxes up to date

EI have paid my taxes up to date

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Question 35

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
A policeman stopped me and I ….to the police station.

AWas taken

BTook

CAm taken

DWill be taken

EWalk

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Question 36

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

Visitors…. Pass beyond this point. It is forbidden

Aneedn’t

Bdon’t have to

Ccould not

Dcannot

Emust not

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Question 37

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
There was .... much noise at night that we couldn’t sleep

ASuch a

BSuch

CThat

DVery

ESo

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Question 38

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We left .... U.S.A, and crossed .... Atlantic ocean to .... Europe.

Athe/the/…

B…/…/…

C…/…/the

Dthe/…/a

E…/an/…

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Question 39

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
.... Several bad air-crashes recently.

AThere is

BThey are

CThere were

DThere have been

EThere are

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Question 40

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
.... a good film. Wasn’t it?

AIt is

BWas it

CThere is

DIt was

EThere was

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Question 41

jamb 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option
I can’t mind the light. I don't know .... about electricity.

ASomething

BNothing

CAnything

DNobody

EAnybody

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Question 42

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Asmau, did you see the snapshop of ....

AYourself

BYou

CYours

DYourselves

EHerself

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Question 43

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Without .... words he accused him directly of treachery

Aamending

Bmodifying

Cmixing

Dmincing

Emeaning

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Question 44

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The house will look all the better .... this new coat of paint

Afor

Bunder

Cagainst

Dupon

Eover

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Question 45

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Excuse me, do you mind .... i smoke?

Abecause

Bif

Csince

Dwhile

Eagainst

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Question 46

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
If .... one day, we would talk about it for weeks.

Aa lion would be coming into this room

Ba lion was coming into this room

Ca lion came into this room

Da lion is coming into this room

Ea lion is going to come into this room

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Question 47

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He bade them .... to his house

Awelcomed

Bare welcome

Cto be welcome

Dto have been welcome

Ewelcome

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Question 48

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
As .... of you that can come are welcome

Aeach

Bany

Cmany

Dmore

Emost

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Question 49

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He looked .... everyone in authority as an enemy

Aon

Bat

Cin

Dabout

Eagainst

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Question 50

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
I told him .... he had no chance

Aquite by frankness

Bquite frankly

Cquite in frankness

Dquite being frank

Equite to be frank

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