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Question 3991
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
.... are good friends
AHe and i
BI and him
CI and he
DHe and me
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Question 3992
jamb 1988

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

The small girl is.... than her elder sister

Amore cleverer
Bvery clever
Cmuch cleverer
Dmuch more clever
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Question 3993
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
I had not given the question a thought before my answer came ....
Amomentarily
Bin an instant
Con the spur of the moment
Djust like that
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Question 3994
jamb 1988
We heard the .... of breaks which was followed by a crashing noise
Ascreaming
Bscreeching
Cscraping
Dstreaking
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Question 3995
jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The students were suspended because they were ....

Aindisciplined
Bundisciplined
Cundiscipled
Ddisciplinary
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Question 3996
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
What bothered me about the lecture was that the speaker ... too many irrelevant works
Aslighted
Bsighted
Csited
Dcited
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Question 3997
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The driver will .... all the students interested in going to Lagos tomorrow at 7 a:m outside the Main Building
Alift
Blift up
Cpick
Dpick up
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Question 3998
jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
There is no need to stand .... ceremony in matters of this nature

Aby
Bto
Con
Dfor
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Question 3999
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
There is no point getting upset by problems; I take them ....
Ain my stride
Bon the spur of the moment
Cby leaps and bounds
Din a jiffy
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Question 4000
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The event reported in the newspaper did not happen years ago; they ....
Aare of recent
Bhad happened recently
Care recent
Drecently happened
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Question 4001
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The beautiful plan made for the expansion of the business fell .... as soon as the manager died.
Adown
Bout
Cin
Dthrough
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Question 4002
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
If you don't want to .... your car to robbers, then don't travel in the night
Aloose
Bloss
Close
Dllost
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Question 4003
jamb 1988

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

It's no good .... about the result until you have sat for examination

Ato worry
Bfor worring
Cworrying
Dto have worried
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Question 4004
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
When i have an appointment with someone, i hate .... waiting
Ato be keeping
Bfor being kept
Cbeing kept
Din being kept
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Question 4005
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Wale Agun, in creating his characters, draws freely .... his experience in life
Aby
Bin
Con
Dof
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Question 4006
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Mark is a very handsome fellow who informs me that he was .... for pretty girls
Aa heart
Ba lip
Can eye
Da check
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Question 4007
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
I know that your friend will not accept the proposal ....
Aand you neither
Band neither you
Cneither do you
Dneither will you
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Question 4008
jamb 1988
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The vice principal asked the students to always .... their answer only from the textbooks recommended for the course
Alook out
Bsearch out
Clook up
Dbring up
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Question 4009
jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The Inspector of Education who made several trips on bad road returned yesterday completely .... by fever

Abrought down
Bput down
Cworn down
Dworn off
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Question 4010
jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
I know you will think I am talking nonsense, Shehu, but .... you'll realize that i was right.

Aat one time
Bon time
Cin time
Dat time
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