1997 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 6
51
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The accident occurred when the driver of the car..... the lorry?
The accident occurred when the driver of the car..... the lorry?
A
reversed towards
B
reversed into
C
reversed to
D
reversed back into
52
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
...... i would have helped you?
...... i would have helped you?
A
Has it been that you asked me
B
Had itbeen that you asked me
C
If you have asked me
D
If you had asked me
53
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The principal warned the students not to take the....... hands?
The principal warned the students not to take the....... hands?
A
law into their
B
laws into their
C
law into their own
D
laws into their own
54
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Those men helped Duped and ......?
Those men helped Duped and ......?
A
myself
B
I
C
me
D
we
55
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I had hardly ...... down to sleep when i heard the gunshot?
I had hardly ...... down to sleep when i heard the gunshot?
A
lay
B
lied
C
lain
D
laid
56
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My shoes are worn out; I must see my ...... ?
My shoes are worn out; I must see my ...... ?
A
grocer
B
tanner
C
cobbler
D
hosier
57
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
A sterile range of mountains, broken at intervals by deep ravines ...... almost the whole of this small state?
A sterile range of mountains, broken at intervals by deep ravines ...... almost the whole of this small state?
A
enclose
B
encloses
C
cover
D
covers
58
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Kunle was annoyed for arriving late ..... put him out of temper?
Kunle was annoyed for arriving late ..... put him out of temper?
A
also Kemi's insolent manner
B
also that Kemi's insolent manner
C
and Kemi's rather insolent manner also
D
and Kemi's is also insolent which
59
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The protesters, unable to pull down the statue,.... it form its fixtures?
The protesters, unable to pull down the statue,.... it form its fixtures?
A
wrenched
B
pushed
C
towed
D
burnt
60
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
...... been no official reaction to your request yet?
...... been no official reaction to your request yet?
A
There's
B
Theres'
C
Theirs
D
Their's
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