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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1980 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 51:
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

As a result of the injury sustained on the football field, Segun was .... with a broken leg for months
  • A Laid down
  • B Laid out
  • C Laid on
  • D Laid up
  • E Laid off
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Question 52:
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

the principal was able to establish a functional language laboratory for school because he acted .... the advice of experts on the subject
  • A Through
  • B At
  • C From
  • D On
  • E By
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Question 53:
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

Dume .... in Abraka for three years when i met her
  • A Lived
  • B Had lived
  • C Would have lived
  • D Was living
  • E Was lived
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Question 54:
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

If i were the Head of the English Department in my school, i .... make oral English a compulsory subject
  • A Would
  • B Could
  • C Should
  • D Might
  • E Had
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Question 55:
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

If Remi perform poorly in her forthcoming examination,then either her mother or i .... to blame
  • A Must
  • B Has
  • C Will be
  • D Are
  • E Am
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