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Question 41

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
The governor commended the society's .... services to the nation

Ahumanitarian

Bhumanist

Chumanity

Dhumanistic

Ehuman

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Question 42

jamb 1979

From the options lettered A-E, choose the option that best fills the gap in the following sentence.

Mr. Thomas talked .... about the successes of his institute in the past year.

Aat a great length

Bfor great length

Cat great length

Dfor a great length

Eat great lengths

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Question 43

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
Many of those who .... the country's educational policy have taught for many years

Adevelope

Bfabricate

Corganize

Dscheme

Eformulate

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Question 44

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
David can only become more mature through .... to life outside his home

Aposting

Bexposure

Cexposition

Dexposing

Epositioning

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Question 45

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
There is an obvious need to ward .... enemy attacks

Aaway

Bagainst

Cout

Dapart

Eoff

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Question 46

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:

If the company had any delay at the customs office, it was .... their own making

Aat

Bof

Cfrom

Dwith

Ethrough

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Question 47

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
After our series of quarrels, it would be ....to pretend that i have any more regard for him

Ahypothetical

Bessential

Chypocritical

Dnecessary

Einevitable

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Question 48

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
Jane asked James ....

Awhether could she meet him later

Bcould she meet him later

Cif she could meet him later

Dshe could meet him later

Ethat she could meet him later

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Question 49

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The chairman of the company was very sympathetic .... his staff

Ato

Bat

Cfor

Dfrom

Eon

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Question 50

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The project which seemed very near realization .... because of lack of funds

Afell over

Bfell through

Cfell off

Dfell in

Efell down

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Question 51

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
Walking down the street ....

Athe boy was knocked down by a car

Ba car knocked the boy down

Cthe boy was knocked down by car

Da car collided with the boy

Ea serious accident happened

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Question 52

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The hill behind the town was so steep ....

Athat no man could find a foot-hold on

Bthat any man could find a foot-hold on it

Cfor no man to find a foot-hold on

Dthat no man could find a foot-hold on it

Efor any man to find a foot-hold on

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Question 53

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
I saw you walking in that direction but i did not know exactly ....

Awhere are you going

Bwhere you were going

Cwhere were you going to

Dto where were you going

Ewhere you are going

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Question 54

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:

If he had left home earlier, he .... late

Awould not be

Bwould have not be

Cwould not been

Dwould have been not

Ewould not have been

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Question 55

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:

By the end of this year, .... in this town for eleven years

Ai'm living

Bi'd be living

Ci'll live

Di'll have lived

Ei have lived

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Question 56

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
They went to the market and bought a suitcase and .... bag

Aa big leather brown

Ba leather brown big

Ca big brown leather

Da brown big leather

Ea leather big brown

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Question 57

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
My little boy is suffering .... jaundice

Afrom

Bof

Cfor

Dwith

Eby

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Question 58

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The bridge connecting the two cities was .... by the enemy

Ablown up

Bblown down

Cblown off

Dblown over

Eblown away

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Question 59

jamb 1979

Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
....for the team for six years, he decided to join another

AWhen he played

BPlaying

CHaving played

DIn playing

Ewhen he was playing

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