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Question 41
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
When we were coming back from the picnic last Friday, there …. on EKO bridge.

AWere many traffics
BWas much traffic
CWere plenty traffic
DWere losts of traffic
EWas a few traffic
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Question 42
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You can go on; I …. what you are saying.

AAm understanding
BMay be understanding
CWas understanding
DWill be understanding
EUnderstand
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Question 43
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I am disappointed …. the ways you conducted yourself at the party.

ABy
BFor
CDue to
DAt
EAccording to
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Question 44
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I ….. him before he came into the room.
AHave seen
BHave not
CUsed to see
DSee
EHad seen
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Question 45
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

The armed robbers stabbed the driver …. the back

AIn
BOn
CAt
DInside
EBy
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Question 46
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
She got into trouble because she refused to listen to the …. given by her friends and relatives.
AMany of the advice
BSeries of advices
CPieces of advices
DAdvice
ELots of advices
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Question 47
jamb 1982

Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You can never get …. With stealing the presidential jet. You will be caught.

ABy
BAway
CBye
DFree
EScot free
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Question 48
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I shall travel to Lagos by …. Next week.
AAir or with lorry
BAircraft or by road
CAirways or by bus
DAir or by road
EFlight or by bus
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Question 49
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Jane and Jarawa love …. Very much.
AThemselves
BEach other
COne another
DTheirselves
EEach others
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Question 50
jamb 1982
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of option A - E:
After the 1980 Ogunpa floods, our association received many letters from those adversely affected and we resolved to ....
AAssist them
BInvite them
CRespond them
DPity them
EQuery them.
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Question 51
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The students in my junior class seem to have performed .... they did last year
Aas brilliant as
Bmore brilliant than
Cas brilliantly
Dbrilliantly than
Esame brilliantly as
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Question 52
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The old shoemaker at the corner of our street is .... so i hope you will patronize him
Amine shoemaker
Ba tight friend
Ca good customer
Dmy customer
Ea close friend
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Question 53
jamb 1982
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Monisola is sure to pass in September. She .... hard since the beginning of this term.
Ahad been working
Bwas working
Cis working
Dwould work
Ehas been working
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