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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1990 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 56:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: The competitor who .... earlier on has started .... again
  • A Fainted/to run
  • B Had fainted/to run
  • C Fainted/running
  • D Fainted/on running
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Question 57:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: A number of teachers in secondary schools are not so well disposed to .... these days, .... they?
  • A Teach/aren't
  • B Teaching/are
  • C Teach/do
  • D Teach/are
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Question 58:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ....
  • A We won't have to
  • B We would have had to
  • C We wouldn't have to
  • D We didn't have to
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Question 59:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: .... all probability, the train will arrive today
  • A In
  • B Under
  • C For
  • D By
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Question 60:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: We cannot explain his objection .... the new law
  • A For
  • B With
  • C At
  • D To
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