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Question 41

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband

Ato sell

Bto be selling

Cfrom selling

Dhaving sold

Eto selling

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Question 42

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He passed so well .... he was awarded a scholarship

Asince

Bbecause

Cthat

Dwhile

Ethus

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Question 43

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
A pioneer, he .... the institution from his own resources

Afound and funded

Bfounded and funded

Cwas finding and funding

Dhad found and funded

Ewas founded and funding

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Question 44

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They tried to cash in .... the people's ignorance

Aunder

Bagainst

Cabout

Dwith

Eon

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Question 45

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.

Awas

Bis

Cwill be

Dshould have been

Eis going to be

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Question 46

jamb 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Although he was invited .... he was not welcome.

Abut

Byet

Cso

Dsince

Ebecause

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Question 47

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 48

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 49

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 50

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 51

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 52

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 53

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 54

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 55

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 56

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 57

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 58

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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