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Question 61
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If they had not all jumped out of the car just in time, they ....
Amight have been perished
Bwill have perished
Cwere all going to perish
Dwould have perished
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Question 62
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Many students have joined the .... movement
Arevivalists
Brevival
Crevivalist
Drevivalist's
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Question 63
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The spokesman confirmed that government would not give .... to the demands of trade union leaders
Aup
Binto
Conto
Din
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Question 64
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I ran .... an old friend of mine on Broad Street and brought him home
Ainto
Bto
Cover
Dacross
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Question 65
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
when the transformer blew up, Saka threw himself down .... his stomach
Aat
Bover
Cto
Don
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Question 66
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Mr and Mrs Akoka were sad and disappointed .... the performance of their son

Aabout
Bfor
Cat
Dover
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Question 67
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
After listening to the statement from two students, the headmaster realized that it was a trivial argument that .... a serious quarrel between them

Atouched in
Bdrew up
Ctouched off
Dbrought up
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Question 68
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The boy who stole the mango was given .... by an eye witness

Aout
Bin
Caway
Dup
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Question 69
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Asabe is overdue for retirement as she .... in this college since 1954
Ais teaching
Bhas been teaching
Ctaught
Dwas teaching
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Question 70
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
sibi .... novels since she came home
Ais reading
Bhad been reading
Chas read
Dhas been reading
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Question 71
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it ..... better organized
Ahad been
Bwould have been
Cwould be
Dcould be
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Question 72
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):

Many streets in the town .... in need of lights at night
Astand
Bstood
Chave stood
Dare standing
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Question 73
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We saw Ifueko .... an egg on the wall
Asmashed
Bsmash
Csmashing
Dsmashes
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Question 74
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If only Adoyi .... what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy
Ahas known
Bhave known
Cknew
Dhad known
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Question 75
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
By the time the plane reaches Harare, it .... in the air for twelve hours.

Ahas been
Bwould be
Cwould have been
Dshould be
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Question 76
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
He .... by now, i can hear all the people shouting
Awould have arrived
Bmust have arrived
Chas arrived
Dshould have arrived
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Question 77
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Provided you .... to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough
Ashall go
Bwould go
Cwent
Dgo
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Question 78
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and ... himself

Ahung
Bhang
Changed
Dhunged
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Question 79
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When we got to the president's house, we were told that he .... two days earlier
Amay have left
Bleft
Chad left
Dhas left
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Question 80
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The attitude of my students to .... baffles me

Apronunciation
Bpronounciation
Cpronouceation
Dpronounceation
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