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Question 31

jamb 1980

Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always jaundiced

Acoloured

Bsick

Csuspicious

Dunscrupulous

Eprejudiced

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Question 32

jamb 1980

Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist

Aa forthright

Ban eloquent

Can unattached

Da political

Ea convincing

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Question 33

jamb 1980

Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I .... it for three hours.

Ashall be writing

Bhave been writing

Cshall have been writing

Dam writing

Ewas writing

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Question 34

jamb 1980

Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Will they sign any contracts at the Fair?

They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods .... as well

Awill buy

Bto buy

Cthey buy

Dthey bought

Ewill be bought

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Question 35

jamb 1980

Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Shall we go to the union meeting? No thank you, i do not feel like .... anywhere

Ago

Bgoing

Cto go

Dto have gone

Ewent

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Question 36

jamb 1980

Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

He reported to his manager that he .... overseas

Ahad never been

Bnever was

Chas never been

Dis never

Ewill never be

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Question 37

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
.... a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently

AThere are

BThere has been

CThere have been

DThere is

EThere was

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Question 38

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
I .... to gain admission to the college for the past three years

Ahave been trying

Btried

Cam trying

Dwas trying

Etry

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Question 39

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me .... on the examination day

Ano studying

Bdon't study

Cnot study

Dnot to study

Eto not study

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Question 40

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Could i ring him up? I'd rather you ....

Avisit him

Bvisited him

Cwould visit him

Dvisiting him

Ewill visit him

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Question 41

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
He acts .... he were a general manager

Aas

Bif

Cas if

Dso as

Ethat

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Question 42

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Many goods .... tape recorders and cameras find a ready market in every country

Alike

Bsuch a

Csuch as

Dsuch

Eas

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Question 43

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
He told me to go on .... till seven

Ato work

Bworked

Cworks

Dworking

Ework

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Question 44

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
They said that ....about 20 candidates for the job of a shorthand typist

Athey were

Bit will be

Cthere were

Dit was

Ethere are

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Question 45

jamb 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
.... listening to the news when i came in

AThere were

BThere was

CIt was

DThere are going to be

EThey were

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Question 46

jamb 1980

From the options lettered A-D, select the option that best fills the gap(s) in the sentence below:

Must you always .... lies? Why don't you .... the truth for once

Aspeak

Bsay

Ctalk

Dtell

Eutter

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Question 47

jamb 1980

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:
You should make an ..... to improve the situation

Aeffect

Befficiency

Ceffectiveness

Deffort

Eeffectualness

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Question 48

jamb 1980

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:
I am afraid you cannot use this telephone; it is ....

Aout of order

Bin order

Cfor order

Dat order

Ewith order

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Question 49

jamb 1980

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:
You have been absent from classes for four months. How can you .... for the lost time

Amake in

Bmake up

Cmake off

Dmake out

Emake over

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Question 50

jamb 1980

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:
I am a student and .... Musa. I left for the university, and .... Musa

Awas, does

Bso is, so did

Cso was, so does

Dhe is , he did

Eso he is, so he went

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