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Question 4491

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we .... at Heathrow Airport

Atouched down

Bdropped

Ccame down

Dflew down

Estopped

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Question 4492

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Our plane was scheduled to .... at 10.00 hrs but it was delayed because of the bad weather

Afly out

Btake off

Cstart out

Dshoot off

Elift off

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Question 4493

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
the frightening explosion in the factory .... whole wing

Awashed out

Bwiped out

Crooted out

Dflushed out

Ecleared out

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Question 4494

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space

The traditional folktales form an .... to the book.

Aindex

Binsertion

Cinformation

Doverview

Eappendix

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Question 4495

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If i went to the cinema I .... early.

Ashall return

Bam returning

Cwould return

Dhad return

Emay return

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Question 4496

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Invariably, he ends his letters .... amicably

Ayou

Byour's

Cyours'

Dyours

Eyour own

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Question 4497

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went up quickly and returned ....

Afastest

Bfastly

Cas fastly

Das fast

Ein fastness

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Question 4498

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

For .... he is a secretary we shall not have correct minutes

Abecause

Bas long as

Cso long

Din as much

Ealthough

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Question 4499

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His suggestion are completely .... the point and cannot be accepted

Ato

Babout

Cbeside

Don

Eunder

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Question 4500

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

They .... receive visitors on short notice.

Ause to

Bare used to

Cused to

Dare always

Eare use to

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Question 4501

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He had just entered the office .... the telephone rang

Aas

Bbefore

Csince

Dwhen

Euntil

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Question 4502

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

He went abroad with a view .... a business partner

Ato find

Bto be finding

Cto have found

Dto finding

Ehe will find

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Question 4503

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Remember this matter is strictly .....

Abetween you and i

Bamong you and me

Camong you and me

Dbetween you and me

Ebetween you and myself

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Question 4504

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was ....

Aextracted

Bextradited

Cexiled

Dexpelled

Eexhumed

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Question 4505

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect ....

Aambush

Bunder cover

Ccamouflage

Dshelter

Esubterfuge

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Question 4506

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space.
Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and are therefore .... poets

Acontrary

Bcontractual

Ccontemporaneous

Dcontemporary

Econtemptible

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Question 4507

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ....

Aa luggage

Bluggage

Cluggages

Da baggage

Ebaggages

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Question 4508

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space:
Last week, the .... at the theatre was the largest I had ever seen.

Aassembly

Bcongregation

Cconvention

Daudience

Ecrowd

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Question 4509

jamb 1978

As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to .... him any more money

Alend

Bloan

Cborrow

Dextend

Ecredit

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Question 4510

jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....

Aillegal

Billegitimate

Cillicit

Dunlawful

Euntenable

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