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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):
..... I know, nobody has seen any loepards in this area.

Aso far as
Bin as much as
Cprovided
Deven as
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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 Board has been having .... series of meeting lately

Asome
Ba
Ca lot of
Dmany
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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):
Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working .... my advantages
Ain
Bto
Cfor
Dagainst
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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):
On getting to the seashore, .....
Ait was empty
Bnobody was there
Cpeople had deserted the place
Dhe found nobody there
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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):
I would have been surprised if you .... the orange
Aplucked
Bhave plucked
Chad plucked
Ddid pluck
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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):
I wanted to avail myself .... the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up

Awith
Bfor
Cof
Dat
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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):
Each of the candidates that came late ..... to complete ....

Ahave/this form
Bare having/these forms
Chave/these forms
Dhas/this form
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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):
If had been told of the matter earlier, i .... there so late
Awould not go
Bshould not go
Cwill not have gone
Dwould not have gone
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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):
The council chairman ..... the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors
Adispersed
Bdefused
Cdifused
Ddisputed
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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):
Insects can become ..... to insecticides
Aimmunized
Bresistant
Creticent
Dimmobilized
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Question 91
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I know i .... read more, but i am tired
Amay
Bought to
Cwould
Dcould
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Question 92
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The African extended family system gives security to ..... members
Ahis
Bher
Cits
Dtheir
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Question 93
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The police report was .... to that of the eye witness
Acontrary
Binconsistent
Cdifferent
Dcongruent
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Question 94
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The girl that my brother introduced to us last week is pretty .... ill-mannered
Aand
Bbut also
Cas well as
Drespectable
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Question 95
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Jimoh is noted for his .... attitude to his seniors at school
Areceptive
Brespectful
Crespective
Drespectable
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Question 96
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The chief priest will .... the men into the cult today
Aindoctrinate
Busher
Cconvert
Dinitiate
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Question 97
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Note that only senior members of staff have the .... of using the toilet upstairs
Apermission
Boccasion
Cprivilege
Dhabit
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Question 98
jamb 1991

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The college bus was travelling at high .... when the accidents occurred

Avelocity
Bacceleration
Crapidity
Dspeed
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Question 99
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The sea wave continues to .... the cliff on the west coast constantly
Aimpair
Brub
Cknock
Derode
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Question 100
jamb 1991
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in times of crisis
Ademanded
Bhighlighted
Csubmerged
Ddetermined
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