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Question 761
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

The driver died in the .......... road accident

Afatal
Bbrutal
Cserious
Dpathetic
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Question 762
jamb 2012

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Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure

Alaid down
Blaid off
Claid out
Dlaid up
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Question 763
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

Her mother brought her some.......

Aclothes
Byards
Ccloth
Dclothing
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Question 764
jamb 2012

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This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu.

Avetinary/unraveled
Bvertrinary/unravelled
Cveterinaty/unravelved
Dveterinary/unravelled
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Question 765
jamb 2012

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We stood up when the principal came in..........?

Aisn't it
Bdidn't we
Cnot so
Ddid us
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Question 766
jamb 2012

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The woman would not part with her..........pot

Adicarded earthen black
Bdiscarded black earthen
Cearthen discarded black
Dblack earthen discarded
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Question 767
jamb 2012

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Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is.........

Aincorrigible
Bimperfect
Cinfallible
Dindestructible
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Question 768
jamb 2012

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She was............the verge of tears

Aat
Bon
Cby
Dwith
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Question 769
jamb 2012

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We visited his house...........three times

Aabout
Bfor about
Clike
Dfor like
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Question 770
jamb 2012

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...........a good leader must have two characteristics

Afirst and formost
Bfirst and formust
Cfirst and farmost
Dfirst and foremost
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Question 771
jamb 2012

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One should be careful how......behaves in public, shouldn't.......

Aone/one
Bhe/lie
Cshe/one
Done/he
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Question 772
jamb 2012

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The driver was short of petrol, so he..........down the hills with the engine switched off

Aglided
Bcoasted
Cwheeled
Dtaxied
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Question 773
jamb 2012

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He started his career as an..........teacher

Aauxilliary
Bauxiluryy
Cauxillary
Dauxiliary
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Question 774
jamb 2012

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Vacancies in the company will be notified by...........

Abulletin
Bpublication
Cpublicity
Dadvertisement
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Question 775
jamb 2012

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He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better...... a singer

Aas if
Blike
Cas
Dto be
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Question 776
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

Her findings exploded widely held beliefs about learning.

Achallenged
Bdebunked
Cprojected
Dconfirmed
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Question 777
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

We must not foreclose reconciliation as the purpose of his trip

Aexclude
Bconsider
Cunderestimate
Dforgo
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Question 778
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

These policies have been espoused by the ruling party.

Acondemned
Brejected
Csupported
Doutlined
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Question 779
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

His story gave us an inkling of what he passed through during the strike

Aa possible idea
Ba taste
Ca summary
Dthe right view
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Question 780
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

The student's union leader delivered his speech extempore

Aout-of -hand
Boff the cuff
Caccurately
Dcourageously
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