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Question 4371

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Peter's .... a cold upsets our plans

Acatches

Bwill catch

Cto catch

Dto have caught

Ecatching

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Question 4372

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He was reported .... the policeman

Ato be assualting

Bto assault

Cassualting

Dto have assualted

Eto have been assaulted

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Question 4373

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Had he known in advanced, he ....

Ashould prepare for the interview

Bwas going to prepare for the interview

Cwould have prepared for the interview

Dwill have been preparing for the interview

Emay be preparing for the interview

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Question 4374

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
It is time we .... this irresponsible member

Aexpel

Bare to expel

Cwill expel

Dare expelling

Eexpelled

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Question 4375

jamb 1981

He bought a typewriter with a view .... to type

Ato learning

Bto learnt

Cto be learning

Dto be learnt

Eas most quickly as

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Question 4376

jamb 1981

The exercise must be done .... possible

Aas quick as

Bas quicker as

Cas quickly as

Das most quick as

Eas most quickly as

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Question 4377

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
You surely want .... in your tea don't you?

Aall milk

Ba milk

Csome milk

Devery milk

Eany milk

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Question 4378

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They .... our donation with thanks

Arecieved

Brecived

Creceived

Dreceved

Ereceipt

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Question 4379

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The way to stop some frivolous publications is to .... the press

Agag

Bshackle

Cfetter

Dhandcuff

Ebind

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Question 4380

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Your approach to the problem is different .... ours

Aas

Blike

Cfrom

Dbecause of

Eto

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Question 4381

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The Chairman ruled the impertinent speaker .....

Aaccording to order

Bout of order

Ccontrary to order

Ddisorderly

Ecorrectly

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Question 4382

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
For their part in the unsuccessful .... the mutineers were court - martialled

Acoopes

Bcoupes

Ccoupe

Dcoup

Ecoupse

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Question 4383

jamb 1980

The account of Ezikiel's Ministry was

Acompiled with the collaboration of others

Bhis and his alone

Cshared by many writers

Dpartly composed by him and partly by Ezra

Eproduced as a result of God's Inspiration

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Question 4384

jamb 1980

which of the following statement would you consider correct with reference to Okeke as an election expert?

Ait is true that he was an expert

Bit is doubtful that he was an expert

Cit is most likely to be true that he was an expert

Dthere are no election experts

Ehe was not an election expert at all

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Question 4385

jamb 1980

the writer is saying indirectly that political parties in power could be

Aunpredictable

Bhonest

Ccorrupt

Dservile

Eautocratic

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Question 4386

jamb 1980

the reference to Okeke's 'bright future' in Port-Harcourt can be described as being

Asarcastic

Btrue

Cuntrue

Dirrelevant

Eimpossible

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Question 4387

jamb 1980

the reference to Okeke's 'bright future' in Port-Harcourt can be described as being

Asarcastic

Btrue

Cuntrue

Dirrelevant

Eimpossible

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Question 4388

jamb 1980

A village tout can be described as being

Aunemployed

Bcrazy

Cenergetic

Dlazy

Eservile

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Question 4389

jamb 1980

Rufus Okeke was very popular with people because he

Awas energetic

Bhas decided to pitch his tent with the villagers

Cdid not like town life

Dcould not live without his parents

Emade more mobey for the villagers

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Question 4390

jamb 1980

sulphur powder was added to

Abeautify the tin

Bcomplete the manufacture

Cstrenghten the tin

Dsatisfy the boss

Eensure that the tins were not damaged during transportation

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