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Question 531

jamb 2018

choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).

For fear of being caught, the thief shouted and cursed the slow bank manager in a language ________much for words.

AWay

BToo

CVery

DSo

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Question 532

jamb 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The principal _________ our mobile phones.

ASeized

BCeased

CSiezed

DSeased

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Question 533

jamb 2018

Choose the option that best completes the gap. All God's prophets were given the great __________ to preach salvation to people

ACommision

BCommition

CComission

DCommission

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Question 534

jamb 2018

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics.

Everyone testifies to the unique taste of our flavor.

AOffensive

BCommon

CUncommon

DSufficient

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Question 535

jamb 2018

choose the option nearest in meaning to the italicized words or expressions.

The French classes were always funny because we considered French a strange tongue.

AAwkward

BForeign

CFunny

DUninteresting

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Question 536

jamb 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s). We look forward to _______ from you very soon.

AHave heard

BHear

CHearing

DHeard

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Question 537

jamb 2018

choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined. Thousands of students are candidates for the examination but only very few pass

ACome in

BCall for

CGo into

DEnter for

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Question 538

jamb 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I am not sure that all _____ well with John.

AWere

BIs

CAre

DWill

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Question 539

jamb 2018

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics. The manager commended the players for the narrow victory.

ADifficult

BUnexpected

CEasy

DExpected

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Question 540

jamb 2018

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) emboldened.

Joint

Adagger

Badvantage

Cguardian

Dmightier

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Question 541

jamb 2018

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

chateau

Achart

Bchurch

Cchampagne

Dchemical

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Question 542

jamb 2018

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

thatch

Aclothing

Bmother

Cthen

Dmethod

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Question 543

jamb 2018

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Acompetent

Brepresent

Csyllabus

Dquality

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Question 544

jamb 2018

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Aability

Bregistration

Cquadruplicate

Drevivalist

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Question 545

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. Now, I am used ____________ bread without butter

Ato eat

Bin eating

Cof eating

Dto eating

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Question 546

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ____________

Awe won't have to

Bwe would have had to

Cwe wouldn't have to

Dwe didn't have to

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Question 547

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.

The shipping company advertised for ____________ accountants

Atwo young but highly competent Nigerian

Byoung but highly competent two Nigerian

Ctwo Nigerian, young, but highly competent

Dhighly competent, but young, two Nigerian

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Question 548

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The answers to the questions were discussed ____________ the students

Abetween

Bby

Cfor

Dto

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Question 549

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.

Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section

Ais tested

Bhave been tested

Care tested

Dwere tested

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Question 550

jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. We saw Ifueko ____________ an egg on the wall

Asmashed

Bsmash

Csmashing

Dsmashes

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