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Question 81

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

The accident was due to ..... driving by the defendant?

Anegligence

Bnegligible

Cnegligent

Dneglectable

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Question 82

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

Immediately I entered the house, I could ........the smell of gas from the kitchen?

Afeel

Bhear

Cdetect

Dsmell

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Question 83

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

The principal expressed his ...... when the students broke the rules ....... and he didn't know how to stop them?

Aanger / everyday

Bfrustration / time and again

Cdisapponitment / understandably

Dpowerlessness / occasionally

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Question 84

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

The visitor was very uncomfortable because of his ..... nose?

Arunny

Brunning

Cwatery

Dflowing

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Question 85

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

Ndem was suspended from work because he showed no ...... in dealing with the customers?

Alove

Biterest

Ccharacter

Dfinesse

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Question 86

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

Mrs Ojo was one of ...... in my village?

Athe first two enlightened young ladies

Bthe two first enlightened young ladies

Cthe two first young enlightened ladies

Dthe first two young enlightened ladies

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Question 87

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

They were all behaving like a bunch of ..... children?

Aquerulous

Bquerrulous

Cquerrullous

Dquarrelous

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Question 88

jamb 1999

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

By twelve midnight, we will be..... en route for Britain?

Aairbourned

Bairborne

Cairborned

Dairbourne

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Question 89

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

The freed robber expressed his gratitude in a ..... prayer of thanksgiving?

Aspruious

Bspasmodic

Cspontaneous

Dsparadic

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Question 90

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

I am ...... admission to the university this year?

Aseeking on

Bseeking for

Cseeking at

Dseeking

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Question 91

jamb 1999

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

After two years of courtship, Jide is finally ....... Ngozi next Sunday?

Abeing married to

Bmarrying

Cmarried to

Dbeing married by

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Question 92

jamb 1999

Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

Ainterlocutor

BOpportunity

CAmbiguity

DActualization

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Question 93

jamb 1999

Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

Ainterrupt

BContribute

CHarmattan

DEntertain

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Question 94

jamb 1999

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?

The electricity in OUR premises comes from a generator.

AIs the electricity in your compound supplied by a generator

BIs the electricity in your neighbour's premises supplied by a generator

CDoes the electricity in your premises come from NEPA

DDoes everybody in your street receive electricity from generator

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Question 95

jamb 1999

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?

The fire destroyed MANY lives?

ADid the fire destroy the village?

BDid the fire destroy some houses?

CDid the fire destroy any lives?

DDid the fire spare any lives?

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Question 96

jamb 1999

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?

The accused hasn't even been TRIED yet

AWas the accused sentenced to life imprisonment?

BHas the suspect been apprehended?

CWhy hasn't the accused been tried yet?

DWas the accused handed over to the

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Question 97

jamb 1999

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

They have tried to circumvent the restriction on the importation of the commodities.

Abypass

Bconfront

Coppose

Dchallenge

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Question 98

jamb 1999

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).

When he found himself in a difficult situation, he tried to double-talk his way through?

Atalk to two people to help him

Bmix up issues to sound nervous

Cmix up facts to confuse people

Dtalk twice to gain sympathy

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Question 99

jamb 1999

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Adamu woke up with a start, and he took to his heels, claiming that something was on his trail?

Ain his food

Bgiving him the chase

Chiding near the bed

Dstaring at him

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Question 100

jamb 1999

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word (S).

The government is not opening up to the unions in the negotiations; it must have something up its sleeve.

Abe nursing a hidden a last agenda

Bbe hoping to trap them

Cbe hiding a last minute package

Dbe intending to dissolve the unions

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