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Question 31

jamb 1982

Everybody hates .... kept waiting

Abe

Bbeing

Cto be

Dfor being

Ein being

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Question 32

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
.... fewer strikes since the profit-sharing schemes were introduced.

AThere have been

BThere are

CThere were

DThere are going to be

EThere was

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Question 33

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
His hair needs ....

Ato cut

Bto have cut

Cbeing cut

Dto be cutting

Ecutting

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Question 34

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
.... any good films lately?

AYou would like to see

BHave you seen

CAre you going to see

DWould you see

EYou are seeing

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Question 35

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Do come tonight, but don't expect me to speak to you because i .... an interesting programme on television when you arrive

Aam watching

Bwatch

Cwatched

Dshall be watching

Ehave watched

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Question 36

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
By next June he .... four novels

Awill write

Bis writing

Cwill have written

Dhad written

Ehas written

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Question 37

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
There are puddles in the road. It ....

Arains

Bwill be raining

Chad to rain

Dmust rain

Emust have been raining

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Question 38

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The evidence of all the accused persons .... by the judge sitting at No 2 Assizes last week.

Awere disbelieved

Bwas disbelieved

Cis disbelieved

Dare disbelieved

Ehas been disbelieved

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Question 39

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The angry woman shouted and cursed in language .... shocking for words

Avery

Bfar

Cso

Dquite

Etoo

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Question 40

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Would you mind …. the door, please?

ATo shut

BTo be shutting

CShutting

DTo have been shutting

ETo have shut

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Question 41

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The violent storm that occurred on Easter Monday destroyed many houses and caused …. in Lagos generally.

AHeavy damages

BMuch damage

CSeveral damages

DPlenty damages

EMany damages

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Question 42

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

Musa asked Asmau what she …. Since, he last saw her.

Ahas been doing

Bhad been doing

Chas done

Dwas doing

Emight be doing

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Question 43

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Chike, who plays in the first eleven, is an expert …. dribbling

AFor

BBy

CAt

DWith

EOn

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Question 44

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
On such an important ….all the guests were expected to be at their best.

AOccassion

BOccasion

COcassion

DOcasion

EOccation

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Question 45

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
When the policemen received …. about the hideout of the armed robbers, they went there in full force to arrest them.

AFull informations

BAll the necessary informations

CSome informations

DAn information

EFull information

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Question 46

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The wicked boy threw a stone at the bird smashing …. two legs.

AIts

BIt’s

CIt

DIs

EIts’

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Question 47

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I’m sorry I can’t go to the theatre with you as I have …. to do.

AMany works

BA work

CPlenty work

DMuch work

ELots and lots of work

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Question 48

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Always remember to ….. the lights before leaving the room.

APut off

BBlow off

COff

DPut out

ESwitch off

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Question 49

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
We were all delighted when the beautiful lady in our house ….. a bouncing baby boy.

ADelivered

BBorn

CBrought forth

DGave birth to

EGave bath to

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Question 50

jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I have refused to give him my pen because I don’t want him to ….. it again.

ALoss

BLoose

DLost

ELend

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