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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:
He .... during the whole of last month
Awas sick
Bhas been sick
Chad been sick
Dhad sicken
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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:
The chemistry teacher seized the girl's comic .... during the laboratory work
Awhich she had been reading
Bwhich she has been reading
Cwhich she had read
Dwhich she is reading
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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:
I could have agreed with your action if i .... not .... you promised to increase the worker's salaries
Ahave/heard
Bhad/heard
Cwere/hearing
Dwas/hearing
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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:
If you want a successful marriage , you .... pray for it

Ahave better
Bbetter
Chad better
Dwould better
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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:
The lecturer said that we .... be able to finish the next chapter this evening
Amust
Bcan
Cshall
Dshould
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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:
I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you ... tomorrow
Areturned
Breturn
Care returning
Dwould return
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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 buildings damaged by the rainstorm .....schools, hospitals and private houses

Aincluded
Binclude
Cwere included
Dwas including
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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:
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items .... in this section
Ais tested
Bhave been tested
Care tested
Dwere tested
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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:
After Jerry had made the bed, he .... on it

Alayed
Blaid
Clied
Dlay
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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:
After months of tedious climbing, the team reached the .... of the mountain

Aend
Bsummit
Cheight
Dterminal
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Question 91
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Animals in .... behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat
Aprison
Bbondage
Ccaptivity
Dslavery
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Question 92
jamb 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
This section of the test will .... questions on set passages

Aconsist
Bcomprise of
Ccontain
Dcarry
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Question 93
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
It was difficult to .... a man walking on the moon two centuries
Acontrive
Bpercieve
Cconcieve
Dimagine
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Question 94
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Why do you worry about such .... matters?
Ainsignificant
Bsignificant
Cnon-significant
Dunsignificant
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Question 95
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The professor's thesis was the precursor of nuclear studies
Apreliminary
Bclimax
Cdeveloper
Dforerunner
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Question 96
jamb 1990

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

The lawyer told the court some unsavoury details about the case

Aunworthy
Bunintelligible
Cunpleasant
Duninteresting
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Question 97
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The cereal is fortified with multivitamins
Aenriched
Bprepared
Cendowed
Dmixed
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Question 98
jamb 1990

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

The secretary was advised to put on a cheerful disposition whenever the manager arrives.

Aa good dress
Ba smiling face
Ca happy look
Dgood make-up
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Question 99
jamb 1990

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Ngozi spoke to her father quite candidly about her proposed marriage

Arudely
Bfaithfully
Cfrankly
Drespectfully
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Question 100
jamb 1990
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:A number or people impersonating tax-official were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate this morning
Aarranged
Bparaded
Cmoved
Dbrought
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