1998 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 13
121
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Adayi is a die-hard criminal?
Adayi is a die-hard criminal?
A
hard to kill
B
hard to arrest
C
remorseless
D
resentless
122
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
In moments of serious economic hardship, many people are ....... to turn to God?
A
concerned
B
inclined
C
disposed
D
propensed
123
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
That centre-forward was....... consequently the goal was not disallowed?
A
in an off-side position
B
very well positioned
C
a brilliant player
D
the captain of the team
124
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
We cannot all wear expensive shoes in situation of......?
A
divergent demand and supply
B
uneven wear and tear
C
differing purchasing power
D
unpredicted national income
125
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
AIDS is ..... disease that kills slowly but surely?
A
too much a deadly
B
very deadly a
C
so deadly a
D
such deadly a
126
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
We had a dull evening because ......?
A
hardly the talk had begun when the lights went off
B
hardly had the talk begun when the light went off
C
the talk had hardly begun when the lights had gone out
D
the lights had hardly gone out when the talk began
127
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Soyinka's masterful ....... of the atmosphere of his childhood helped to make his book, Ake, an ought success?
A
envocation
B
invocation
C
convocation
D
revocation
128
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Students will always blame their teachers when examination results are unfavorable .......?
A
won't they
B
wouldn't they
C
isn't it
D
can't they
129
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Okonkwo is a stubborn man, he will never ...... his words?
A
chew
B
spit
C
eat
D
bite
130
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Kindly .... me your book because my friends has ..... mine?
A
borrow /borrowed
B
borrow /lent
C
lend / lent
D
lend / borrowed
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