Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 396:

• JAMB 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband

A. To sell
B. To be selling
C. From selling
D. Having sold
E. To selling

Question 397:

• JAMB 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
I told him .... he had no chance

A. Quite by frankness
B. Quite frankly
C. Quite in frankness
D. Quite being frank
E. Quite to be frank

Question 398:

• JAMB 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He looked .... everyone in authority as an enemy

A. On
B. At
C. In
D. About
E. Against

Question 399:

• JAMB 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
As .... of you as can come are welcome

A. Each
B. Any
C. Many
D. More
E. Most

Question 400:

• JAMB 1981

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He bade them .... to his house

A. Welcomed
B. Are welcome
C. To be welcome
D. To have been welcome
E. Welcome