Use Of English 2008 Jamb Examination
Use Of English 2008 Jamb Examination
Question 41
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The police officer warned the ___ communities against taking the law ___ hands?
The police officer warned the ___ communities against taking the law ___ hands?
The correct phrase is 'feuding communities', which refers to groups engaged in a quarrel or conflict. The idiomatic expression 'taking the law into their own hands' means to act as if one were a law enforcer or judge without legal authority.
Hence, 'feuding / into their own' correctly completes the sentence.
Hence, 'feuding / into their own' correctly completes the sentence.
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Question 42
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Agbo could not travel as he had come ___ influenza?
Agbo could not travel as he had come ___ influenza?
The phrasal verb 'come down with' is used when someone starts to suffer from an illness. Thus, 'come down with influenza' means Agbo has caught the flu, preventing him from travelling.
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Question 43
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
When he ___ from his journey, tell him I want to see him?
When he ___ from his journey, tell him I want to see him?
The present tense 'returns' is correct in a time clause introduced by 'when', since it refers to a future event that will happen before another future action.
Therefore, 'When he returns from his journey...' is grammatically correct.
Therefore, 'When he returns from his journey...' is grammatically correct.
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Question 44
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
I knocked at his door, but he ___
I knocked at his door, but he ___
The past perfect tense 'had already left' is used to indicate that his leaving occurred before the knocking. This sequence of actions makes 'had already left' the appropriate choice.
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Question 45
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
___ of the students turned up, so the lecture was cancelled?
___ of the students turned up, so the lecture was cancelled?
'Few' means almost none, while 'a few' means some but not many. Since the lecture was cancelled due to poor attendance, 'few of the students' is the correct choice because it emphasises scarcity.
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Question 46
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
He brought a ___ against his neighbour?
He brought a ___ against his neighbour?
The correct noun form is 'complaint', which refers to an expression of dissatisfaction or a formal accusation. 'Complain' is a verb, while 'complains' and 'complaining' are incorrect in this context.
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Question 47
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The hotel lacks the ___ for accommodating so many guests?
The hotel lacks the ___ for accommodating so many guests?
'Capacity' refers to the maximum number of people or things that a place can contain. Since the hotel cannot accommodate many guests, 'capacity' fits the sentence contextually.
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Question 48
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
If you are not careful, you would ___ your money?
If you are not careful, you would ___ your money?
'Lose' is the correct verb meaning to misplace or fail to keep possession of something. 'Loss' is a noun, 'loose' is an adjective meaning not tight, and 'lost' is the past tense of 'lose'.
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Question 49
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
You must practice in order to ___ perfection?
You must practice in order to ___ perfection?
The collocation 'achieve perfection' is standard English. It means to reach or attain a state of flawlessness through effort or practice.
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Question 50
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The condition of the room was so ___ so I went outside?
The condition of the room was so ___ so I went outside?
'Intolerable' means unbearable or too bad to be endured, which fits the context of leaving a room because of its condition. 'Intolerant' refers to a person's attitude, not to physical conditions.
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