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Instruction
In questions 74 to 100, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2651. The adventurers ran into many .... in the forest
A dear
B dears
C deers
D deer
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2652. The argument between the two neighbours degenerated into ....
A a free to all
B a free fight
C a flee for all
D a free for all fight
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2653. The class .... more girls than boys this session.
A comprised of
B comprises of
C comprise
D comprises
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2654. The tourist bought ....
A brown small Nigerian earthen pot
B a small brown Nigerian earthen pot
C an earthen brown small Nigerian pot
D a Nigerian small brown earthen pot
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2655. I have already .... the picture on the sitting-room wall.
A hanged
B hunged
C hang
D hung
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2656. Most of us will attend the conference .... at Ibadan later this year.
A holding
B held
C being held
D to hold
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2657. I shall work hard so that I can .... a distinction in English.
A secure
B make
C receive
D grab
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2658. The baby was rather .... than I could bear.
A much more troublesome
B much too troublesome
C so much troublesome
D very much troublesome
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1998
Q2659. Students were forbidden .... any secret society.
A from joining
B in joining
C to join
D on joining
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. If present trends continue, the world would face major crises by the end of the century: insufficient cheap convenient energy. For without such energy, industrial production will fall, agricultural output will drop, transport will be restricted and standard of living in developed countries will plummet. At present, almost all our energy comes from fossil fuels. The earth's reserves of fossil fuels have been formed from organic matter subjected to enormous heat and pressure of millions of years. But such reserves are finite. Because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a relatively short time. We can estimate the amount of recoverable fuel under the surface of the earth and we know the rate at which it is being extracted. Fairly simple calculation can therefore determine its remaining life. If present trends continue, gas and oil reserves will be exhausted by the middle of the 21st century - about 70 years from now. Similar estimates for coal and wood reserves suggest a projected supply of 250-300 years. Of course long before fossil fuels are exhausted, demand will greatly exceed supply. For too many years, the world has consumed fossil fuels with little thought for the future. In fact, world energy consumption increased almost 600% between 1900 and 1965 and it is projected to increase by another 450% between 1965 and the year 2000. Crude oil has been pumped out of the ground for about 100 years, but over half of it has been consumed in the past 18 years. Coal has been mined for over 800 years, but over a half of it has been extracted in the past 37 years. In sum, most of the world's consumption of energy from fossil fuels throughout history has taken place within living memory.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2660. From the writer's description of the world energy situation, we may conclude that
A developing nations will soon experience poverty
B demand for recoverable fuel will plummet
C consumption has not affected production
D decline had not affected demand
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2661. The writer seems to suggest that developed nations should
A always calculate a fossil fuel's remaining life
B reduce industrial and agricultural production
C reduce dependence on fossil fuels
D review industrial dependence on energy
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2662. Fossil fuels as used in the passage includes
A wood, kerosene and natural gas
B oil, coal and natural gas
C lignite, butane and charcoal
D wood, coal and oil
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2663. The writer warns that the world could
A lose all its oil reserves in a matter of years
B face energy crisis soon if production is not stepped up
C experience scarcity and low energy price soon
D face low energy supply and poor agricultural output
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2664. The expression 'standard of living in developed countries will plummet' means
A the economy of rich nations will stagnate
B economic life will improve in rich nations
C purchasing power will decline sharply in rich nations
D people in developed nations will experience boom
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 6 to 10. When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the American Declaration of Independence that 'all men are created equal', he was not seeking to describe men's endowments, but their political and legal rights. He was not saying that men do not differ from one another in the powers and dimensions of their bodies, minds and characters. He was asserting that despite variations and differences, they all possessed the right to equal political and legal treatment. We must however, ask of what real values are political and legal equality to a man who has no bread to eat, no clothes to wear, no roof to shelter him, no chance to earn a livelihood? What we understand as a democratic society must provide for its citizens' minimum status protection in his deprivation, losses and fears. In our time, the nations of the democratic world have installed elaborate system of social security and welfare, ranging from compensation for industrial accidents to subsidized housing, unemployment insurance, old age pension, psychiatric care and national health services. It is encouraging that the democratic nations are making a serious effort to provide against the characteristic losses and disasters of human life. The evolving status of the Negro in America is attracting the attention of the champions of equality. Much has been written on the wrongs, injustice and inequalities of the coloured citizen of the USA and much remains to be said because the history of this struggle for human rights is still unfolding.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2665. It could be deduced from the passage that
A citizens have equal political and legal treatment in America
B the nations of the democratic world have no political and legal hierarchy
C democratic nations are expanding the provision of social welfare
D equality obliterates differences and variations among races and nations
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2666. According to the passage, a democratic nation is one which
A arranges welfare packages for every citizen
B absorbs the Negro into its political structure
C grants equality to citizens
D ensures social-political and legal equality for every citizen
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2667. One of the social services provided by democratic nations is
A catering for beggars and outcasts
B social welfare schemes
C protection from human rights abuses
D security against national disasters
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2668. From the passage, it is obvious that
A there is a hierarchy of rights
B all men possess the right to equal political affiliation
C there is deprivation in the society
D the Negro in America are champions of equality
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2669. A suitable title for the passage is
A democracy
B discrimination
C equality
D freedom
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 11 to 15. In many places in the world today, the poor are getting poorer while the rich are getting richer, and the programmes of development planning and foreign aid appear to be unable to reverse this trend. Nearly all the developing countries have a modern sector, where the pattern of living and working are similar to those in developed countries. But they also have a non-modern sector where the patterns of living and working are not only unsatisfactory but in many cases are even getting worse. What is the typical condition of the poor in developing countries? Their work opportunities are so limited that they cannot work their way out of their situation. They are underemployed or totally unemployed. When they do find occasional work, their productivity is extremely low. Some of them have land but often too little land. Many have no land and no prospect of ever getting any. There is no hope for them in the rural areas and so, they drift into the big cities. But there is no work for them in the big cities either - and of course no housing. All the same, they flock into cities because their chances of finding some work appear to be greater there than in the village, where they are nil. Rural unemployment then produces mass migration into cities, rural unemployment becomes urban unemployment. The problem can be stated quite simply: what can be done to promote economic growth outside the big cities, in the small towns and villages which still contain 80 to 90% of the total population? The primary need is workplaces, literally millions of workplaces.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2670. The expression 'work their way out of their situation' means
A walk from one village to another
B migrate from village to city
C work their way out of their village
D change their circumstances
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2671. Where are the rich getting richer and the poor poorer?
A in nearly all developing countries
B in a majority of countries in the world
C in developing countries with modern sectors
D in countries with non-modern sectors
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2672. Underemployment among the villagers refers to
A lack of sufficient land for everyone
B low productivity when working
C fewer people for many jobs
D more people for fewer jobs
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2673. The gap between the rich and the poor widens because there
A are no jobs in the rural areas
B are no employment opportunities in the city
C is not work in the village and the city
D is low growth rate in productivity
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2674. Migration to the city among villagers is caused by
A attraction of the city
B low productivity in the village
C inadequate job opportunities in the village
D shortage of land for cultivation
Instruction
Use the passage below to answer questions 16 to 25. The passage has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When .... (16) is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to .... (17) to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the .... (18) when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .... (19) section which is concerned with .... (20) the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .... (21) in readiness for .... (22). The printed .... (23) are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as .... (24) copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as .... (25).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2675. When .... is submitted by an author
A an article
B an essay
C a book
D a manuscript
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2676. the publisher sends it to .... to know if it is actually publishable
A an assessor
B an evaluator
C a checker
D an examiner
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2677. the book catches the .... when it is eventually published
A market
B audience
C students
D shops
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2678. there is .... section which is concerned with
A an error-proof
B an editor
C a lithographic
D an evaluation
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2679. which is concerned with .... the manuscript
A proof-reading
B reading over
C scanning over
D skimming over
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2680. the manuscript is .... in readiness for
A typewritten
B typeset
C double-spaced
D single-spaced
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2681. in readiness for ....
A photocopying
B Xeroxing
C filming
D printing
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2682. The printed .... are then stored in the warehouse
A items
B bulletin
C copies
D specimen
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2683. a few of them may be sent to the author as .... copies
A complementary
B complimentary
C acknowledgement
D sample
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2684. paid to the author as ....
A royalty
B honorarium
C dividend
D interest
Instruction
In questions 26 to 30, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2685. The horizon may not be clear now, but the troubled spots have certainly been noted
A The horizon is dependent on the troubled spots
B Clarity of the horizon is dependent on the perception of the troubled spots
C The troubled spots are more perceptible than the horizon
D Horizon, clarity of the troubled spots and certainty are remarkably noted
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2686. The crowd in the hall is intimidating
A The crowd is frightening
B The crowd is angry
C The crowd is overwhelming
D The crowd is riotous
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2687. The manager said that the new loaf was the last word in bakery
A The loaf was the best ever baked
B The loaf was the last to be baked
C The loaf was the worst to have been baked
D The loaf was the last in the baker's directory
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2688. Hundreds of used items will go under the hammer during the weekend
A Unserviceable goods will be publicly destroyed at the weekend.
B Impounded household items will be sold to the public before the weekend
C Damaged items will be sold next weekend
D Many old items will be auctioned this weekend
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2689. The reformists say elections cannot be free and fair unless a number of constitutional changes are effected.
A Reformation depends on constitutional changes
B Free and fair elections depend on law reforms
C Free and fair elections are the primary concern of the reformists
D Effecting constitutional changes is dependent on electoral reforms
Instruction
In questions 31 to 49, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2690. After the surgical operation, the doctor gave the indication that Mr. Idogo will pull through
A be maimed
B survive
C die
D be revived
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2691. His cruelty to his mother defies logical explanation
A demands
B offers
C projects
D precludes
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2692. The tennis player surreptitiously swapped rackets after the first set
A openly retained
B overtly exchanged
C quietly surrendered
D violently swung
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2693. They attacked all regulations designed to emasculate student militancy
A condone
B isolate
C punish
D strengthen
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2694. There is no point dissipating energy on a useless argument
A destroying
B conserving
C marshalling
D storing
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2695. The secretary runs down anybody that does not sing his praises
A hates
B pleases
C honours
D discredits
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2696. Everyone, including the Principal, believed that he was a very assiduous student
A Assertive
B industrious
C aggressive
D casual
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2697. The dancing troupe put up a flawless performance
A an interesting
B an imperfect
C a satisfactory
D a careless
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2698. My brother married a loquacious woman
A quiet
B noisy
C talkative
D beautiful
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2699. My eldest brother is now faced with the vicissitudes of married life
A amazement
B sweetness
C amiability
D stability
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1999
Q2700. My father's advice to me was quite invaluable
A useless
B useful
C helpful
D unsolicited