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Question 4261
jamb 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
He acts ..... he were a manager

Alike
Bsuch as
Csuch
Das
Eas if
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Question 4262
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:

I always prefer the theatre .... the cinema
Athan
Bthen
Con top of
Dbefore
Eto
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Question 4263
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I told you, you would miss the bus. You .... left home earlier
Acan't have
Bmust have
Cwill have
Dshould have
Ehad to have
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Question 4264
jamb 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I can't afford another loan, i have .... money left in my account

Aa few
Ba little
Clittle
Dfew
Esome
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Question 4265
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I am looking forward to ..... you
Aseeing
Bsee
Chave seen
Dwill see
Ebe see
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Question 4266
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I wish i .... your age
Ato be
Bwere
Cto have been
Dwould be
Ecould be
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Question 4267
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I .... a lot when i was a student
Aused travelling
Bwas used to travel
Cused to travel
Dused travel
Ewas used to travelling
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Question 4268
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
North Africa is .... than Northern Europe.
Ahotter
Bmore hot
Cmore hotter
Dthe hottest
Ehot
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Question 4269
jamb 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I've lived .... this street .... ten years.

Aat, since
Bfor, during
Con, for
Don ,from
Ein, for
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Question 4270
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
We shall offer a good job to a ... to register guests in the Central Hotel
Awaiter
Bwatchman
Ccashier
Dreceptionist
Ecleaner
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Question 4271
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
Do you mind .... another minute or two?
Ato wait
Bwait
Cwaiting
Dhaving awaited
Ebeing awaited
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Question 4272
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
Candidates who are not accustomed to .... fast will find it difficult to finish this paper
Awrite
Bhave written
Cbe writing
Dwriting
Ehaving written
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Question 4273
jamb 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The dead body of the armed robber has ... in the street for three days

Alaid
Blain
Clayed
Dlied
Elay
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Question 4274
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
I have applied for .... on the campus and almost certain i shall get it
Aacommodation
Baccommondation
Caccomodation
Dacomoddation
Eaccommodation
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Question 4275
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
I do not want the light in my room .... when asleep
Aturned off
Bturn off
Cto run out
Dturned out
Eturned in
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Question 4276
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The lazy candidate suggested that it ....
Ais time we do away with JAMB
Bwas time we do away with JAMB
Cis time we did away with JAMB
Dwas time we did away with JAMB
Eis time we are done away with JAMB
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Question 4277
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The very moment she .... her folly, she will come back to apologize
Arealized
Bis realizing
Cwill realize
Dhas realized
Erealizes
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Question 4278
jamb 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The car owner does not think about the .... of his vehicle and the other payments involved in owning it

Atransportation
Bdepreciation
Ccalculation
Dappreciation
Eassociation
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Question 4279
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
This conference is designed to enable delegates .... their personal interest with specialist in various fields
Ato discuss about
Bdiscussing
Cto discuss
Dfor discussing
Eby discussing
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Question 4280
jamb 1983
In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The problems of Nigeria's worsening economy seem to have .... an immediate solution
Adefined
Bdefied
Crejected
Drewarded
Eretained
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