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Question 941
jamb 2008

In question number 18 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aincompetence
Banxiety
Canger
Dimmaturity
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Question 942
jamb 2008

In question number 17 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aworkshop
Ba seminar
Ca topic
Dan excercise
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Question 943
jamb 2008

In question number 16 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Ahysteria
Bxenophobia
Cfear
Dfoolish
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Question 944
jamb 2008

it can be inferred from the passage that the writer

ANeeds to express himself more in idioms
BEagerly discusses terminally ill and insane people
CDoes not have any regard for terminally ill people
DWould rather not discuss a group of people
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Question 945
jamb 2008

according to the passage, dietician’s is one that

ABrings succor to the poor man
BThe poor will not believe in
CSays any poor person can be lazy
DAppeals to the poor
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Question 946
jamb 2008

The expression ‘The rich also cry,’ as used in the passage, may be described as

AFigurative
BProverbial
CProvocative
DIllustrative
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Question 947
jamb 2008

which of the following explains the writer’s conception

ALife is the work of the Creator
BThe human life is the beginning of all creation
CNo one witnessed when his life began on earth
DLife is full of stories that man has to tell to others
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Question 948
jamb 2008

the statement I had been present myself in such meetings a number of times implies the writer’s

APosition
BIdentification
CGeneralization
DPresentation
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Question 949
jamb 2008
we can infer that the neighbouring country has more foreign investments because it
AIs a bigger country
BIs more conveniently located
CHas a better balance of payments
DHas a more efficient judiciary
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Question 950
jamb 2008

one effect of complicated laws is that they delay the

AExecution of contract
BConstruction of roads
CPayment of contractors
DGrowth of the construction industry
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Question 951
jamb 2008

by comparing the country’s judicial system to eternity, the writer means that the system is

AEternal
BContinuous
CSlow
DStrange
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Question 952
jamb 2008

the expression The addition of pumpkin seed to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms implies that they

AAre as good as conventional drugs
BAre better than conventional drugs
CAre more favoured than conventional drugs
DTaste better than conventional drugs
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Question 953
jamb 2008
The chief quality of the seed of fluted pumpkin is that it
ABrings income to vegetable growers
BIs cream-coloured
CIs a source of many mineral the body needs
DHas a chewy structure
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Question 954
jamb 2008

The popularity of the leaves of fluted pumpkin is due to the fact that they are

ALocally grown vegetable
BBelieved to increase the blood level
CInexpensive and readily available
DKnown in many parts of the country
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Question 955
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

melodramatic?

AMELodramatic
BmeLOdramatic
CmeloDRAmatic
DmelodraMAtic
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Question 956
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

photography?

AphoTOgraphy
BPHOtography
CphotoGRAphy
DphotograPHY
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Question 957
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

xenophobia?

AXEnophobia
BxeNOphobia
CxenoPHObia
DxenophoBIA
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Question 958
jamb 2008

Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables.

Abachelor
Bforget
Ccement
Dago
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Question 959
jamb 2008

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Adistress
Bcontrol
Cbottom
Dreport
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Question 960
jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

judge?

Ameasure
Bgeneral
Cpressure
Dgrace
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