Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1980

Question 31

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

I am afraid you cannot use this telephone; it is ....

jamb 1980

  • A. out of order
  • B. in order
  • C. for order
  • D. at order
  • E. with order
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Question 32

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

You have been absent from classes for four months. How can you .... for the lost time

jamb 1980

  • A. make in
  • B. make up
  • C. make off
  • D. make out
  • E. make over
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Question 33

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

I am a student and .... Musa. I left for the university, and .... Musa

jamb 1980

  • A. was, does
  • B. so is, so did
  • C. so was, so does
  • D. he is , he did
  • E. so he is, so he went
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Question 34

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

I am travelling by the 6:30 train tomorrow morning. Will you .... me ....?

jamb 1980

  • A. see/off
  • B. look/up
  • C. take/down
  • D. see/to
  • E. put/up
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Question 35

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

Why does a flamingo stand on one leg? Because if it lifted the other one, it would ....

jamb 1980

  • A. go down
  • B. let down
  • C. fall down
  • D. come down
  • E. get down
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