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?
A
reversed towards
B
reversed into
C
reversed to
D
reversed back into
correct option: b
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52
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...... 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
correct option: d
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53
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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
correct option: c
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54
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Those men helped Duped and ......?
A
myself
B
I
C
me
D
we
correct option: c
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55
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I had hardly ...... down to sleep when i heard the gunshot?
A
lay
B
lied
C
lain
D
laid
correct option: c
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56
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My shoes are worn out; I must see my ...... ?
A
grocer
B
tanner
C
cobbler
D
hosier
correct option: c
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57
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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
correct option: b
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58
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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
correct option: c
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59
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The protesters, unable to pull down the statue,.... it form its fixtures?
A
wrenched
B
pushed
C
towed
D
burnt
correct option: a
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60
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...... been no official reaction to your request yet?
A
There's
B
Theres'
C
Theirs
D
Their's
correct option: a
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