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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1980 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 36:
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

Shall we go to the union meeting? No thank you, i do not feel like .... anywhere
  • A Go
  • B Going
  • C To go
  • D To have gone
  • E Went
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Question 37:
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

Will they sign any contracts at the Fair? They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods .... as well
  • A Will buy
  • B To buy
  • C They buy
  • D They bought
  • E Will be bought
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Question 38:
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I .... it for three hours
  • A Shall be writing
  • B Have been writing
  • C Shall have been writing
  • D Am writing
  • E Was writing
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Question 39:
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:

Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist
  • A A forthright
  • B An eloquent
  • C An unattached
  • D A political
  • E A convincing
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Question 40:
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:

He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always jaundiced
  • A Coloured
  • B Sick
  • C Suspicious
  • D Unscrupulous
  • E Prejudiced
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