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Question 71

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Bola broke .... when he heard the news of the arrest of his twin brother

Aup

Bof

Caway

Ddown

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Question 72

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The Director is .... pains to ensure the success of the programme.

Ain

Bat

Con

Dhaving

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Question 73

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

I can always depend .... my father for my survival.

Aon

Bin

Cupon

Dby

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Question 74

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The answers to the questions were discussed .... the students

Abetween

Bby

Cfor

Dto

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Question 75

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Silk materials ought be prohibited .... being brought into the country

Aabout

Bin

Cfrom

Dby

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Question 76

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We cannot explain his objection .... the new law

Afor

Bwith

Cat

Dto

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Question 77

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... all probability, the train will arrive today

AIn

BUnder

CFor

DBy

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Question 78

jamb 1990

In the question below 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 79

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
A number of teachers in secondary schools are not so well disposed to .... these days, .... they?

Ateach/aren't

Bteaching/are

Cteach/do

Dteach/are

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Question 80

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The competitor who .... earlier on has started .... again

Afainted/to run

Bhad fainted/to run

Cfainted/running

Dfainted/on running

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Question 81

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I heard that Kayode's car was stolen last night. It .... be true because i saw him .... it this morning.

Ashould not/driving

Bshould not/drive

Ccannot/drive

Dcannot/driving

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Question 82

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.

Ait was not possible

BThere was no one

CHe had no nobody

DNo person was around

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Question 83

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Attention has shifted to the teaching of science nowadays .... the usefulness of the Arts

Ain spite of

Bnot minding

Coblivious to

Dforgetting

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Question 84

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
One can no longer take for granted today what .... enjoyed in the university some years ago, can ....?

Ayou/you

Bone/one

Che/he

Done/you

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Question 85

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Dan and Tina met on the ship and greeted ....

Aone another

Bthemselves

Ceach other

Dtheirselves

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Question 86

jamb 1990

In the question below 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 87

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The pastor said 'lay .... your hearts to God'

Abier

Bbear

Cbare

Dbar

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Question 88

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I have the .... of meeting him

Aprevilege

Bprivilege

Cpreviledge

Dpriviledge

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Question 89

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We are not surprised he was not elected; every one of his constituents .... that he is unreliable

Aknow

Bknows

Cwill know

Ddo know

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Question 90

jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Ladies and gentlemen, our guest speaker, Dr. Oni .... also a resident doctor at the teaching hospital.

Awho is

Bwhich is

Cwho was

Dis

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