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Question 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

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

Ca lot of

Dmany

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Question 41

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 42

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 43

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 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

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 48

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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Question 49

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I know i .... read more, but i am tired

Amay

Bought to

Cwould

Dcould

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Question 50

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The African extended family system gives security to ..... members

Ahis

Bher

Cits

Dtheir

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