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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):
The patient is suffering from .....
Areumatism
Brheumantism
Crhuematism
Drheumatism
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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):
The story on the lost jewel was quite .....
Aunbelievable
Bunbelieveable
Cunbeliveable
Dunbelivable
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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):
Ebun Ojo .... international fame as an actress
Aaquired
Bacquired
Cacquared
Daqcuried
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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):
The man rose to an important position as a result of ________ hard work
Asheer
Bcheer
Cshare
Dshear
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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):
I do not intend to stay long at the function. i only want to ....

Aput in an appearance
Bput up an appearance
Cshow up appearance
Dkeep up appearance
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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):
When you've finished using the telephone, please hang ....
Adown
Bup
Coff
Don
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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):
His power supply was .... from the mains because he did not pay his electricity bill
Ablown out
Bcut off
Cput off
Dput out
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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):
The school will .... for Easter in another six weeks

Abreak off
Bbreak away
Cbreak out
Dbreak up
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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):
A panel set up to probe the organization's activities .... yet to sit

Aare
Bis
Cwill
Dwould
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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):
Only observers from the Ministry of Works .... allowed into the conference room
Ais
Bare
Chave
Dhas been
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Question 81
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
How i wish i .... my mother's advice
Ahad heeded
Bhave heeded
Cheed
Dwill heed
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Question 82
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The effort made by the principal to get the students to be serious in their studies .....
Aare appreciated
Bwill appreciate
Cis to appreciate
Dis appreciated
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Question 83
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
She asked me whether i .... the letter for her
Aminded to post
Bmind to post
Cminded posting
Dminded to posting
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Question 84
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We must observe that most of the support by other states .... only marginal returns

Ahave yielded
Byield
Chas yielded
Dhave yield
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Question 85
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers .... to be held responsible for the revolt.

Awere
Bare
Cis
Dhave
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Question 86
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang .... all the money
Ahas spent
Bwill have spent
Chad spent
Dwill have spent
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Question 87
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I have only three tubers of yam .... in the store, i cannot afford to give you any more
Astill
Boutstanding
Cleft
Dremainder
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Question 88
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... his uncle helped him or not, he would still not be able to do it
Aalthough
Bif
Cwhether
Dsince
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Question 89
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Inyang has always been shy to speak ....

Ain public
Bpublicly
Cin the public
Dwith the public
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Question 90
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... him in the crowd, i would have told you at once

Aif i will see
Bif i saw
Chad i seen
Dshould i see
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