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Question 71

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The trader ...... his wares at the trade fair.

Aexhibited

Bdisplayed

Cspread

Ddemonstrated

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Question 72

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Until his recent experience, Onimisi used to pride himself....... his fearlessness?

Aon

Bby

Cabout

Dfor

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Question 73

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

To be extravagant is to be ....... ?

Arich

Bluxurious

Ccareless

Dwasteful

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Question 74

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The president of the union ....... for the airport by the time the riot started?

Awould have left

Bis about leaving

Cwas leaving

Dhas left

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Question 75

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The handset was faulty and so it was impossible to ..... them on phone?

Aget at

Bget over

Cget through to

Dget on to

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Question 76

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

I don't think he can .......?

Acan't he

Bisn't it

Ccan he

Ddon,t I

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Question 77

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
He claimed that Mr. okoli's utterance was tantamount to defamation of character, so he sued for .......

Adamage

Bsome damage

Ca damage

Ddamages

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Question 78

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

A range of options ......available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections

Awere made

Bis made

Care made

Dwas made

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Question 79

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The old man couldn't help ...... at his grandson's babbling?

Ato laugh

Bthat he laughed

Claughing

Din laughing

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Question 80

jamb 1994

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The patient was ....... by a group of surgeons last week?

Aoperated on

Boperated

Coperated for

Doperated with

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Question 81

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

I now realize I ........ you before?

Ahad met

Bhave met

Cmet

Dmeet

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Question 82

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The keepers themselves are sometimes........ by the bees?

Astinged

Bstang

Cstung

Dsting

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Question 83

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The police ........... happy about the dwindling crime rate.

Asays they are

Bsay it is

Csay they are

Dsays it is

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Question 84

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

She usually works hard, but....... she could be very lazy?

Aat times

Batimes

Cattimes

Dat time

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Question 85

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

There are ...... on spelling and pronunciation at the end of the book?

Aappendexes

Bappendix

Cappendices

Dappendixes

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Question 86

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

If the boys arrived early enough, the match ....?

Awould have been played

Bwill be played

Cwill have to be played

Dwould be played

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Question 87

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

People dislike Jobe because he is a......young man?

Atrickish

Btricking

Ctrickful

Dtricky

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Question 88

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Measles....no longer impossible to manage these days

Ais

Bare

Cwere

Dwas

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Question 89

jamb 1994

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Sa'adatu as well as the maids....?

Alike Plantain chips

Bare liking Plantain chips

Cis liking plantain chips

Dlikes plantain chips

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Question 90

jamb 1994

It is clear to me that you won't visit Okoro this holiday, will you?...

AYes, I wont

BYes, I wiil visit

CNo, I won't

DNo, I will not visit

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