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Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 21 to 25. If once in a lifetime, you see a blue moon, don't think your eyes are playing tricks on you. It is caused by dust in our upper atmosphere; ice crystals are what make you see rings around the moon. Over the centuries, magical powers have been attributed to the moon. It has been said to bring on lunacy, affect the growth of plants, eyes of cats, spots of panthers, functions of women and activities of ghosts. France once had a law against cutting timber except during a waning moon. The moon and to a lesser degree the sun, does cause the ocean tides because of their gravitational pull. But a common mistake of primitive people is to think that everything timed in the same rhythm as the moon is caused by it. All the moon gazing, probing and measuring has never solved the big problem: its origin. One theory is that it began as a planet, got too near the more massive earth, was captured and turned into a satellite. Another is that the moon is the result of a giant tidal bulge forming on our earth's surface, separating, then spinning off into space. If the latter theory is true, scientists say, there would be two clues; the moon would consist of lighter material than the earth, and the earth would be left with a scar. As a matter of fact, the moon does weigh less. And the Pacific Ocean does have a scar like bottom of basaltic rocks instead of the granite rocks usually found near the earth's surface. But the assumption that, if man can get to the moon, he'll find the answer is unfounded. Man has been on the earth hundreds of thousands of years without determining the earth's origin. Scientists, of course, will never give up either quest. Indeed, for thousands of years the moon has worked a spell of fascination over all the people on its near neighbour, the earth. The ancients worshipped this lamp in the sky and speculated about it endlessly. Modern astronomers continue to explore its mysteries almost every night of the year, and with reason. Ages ago, before artificial light was known, it was important as illumination at night. As everyone knows, the moon has no light of its own; it shines with the cold reflection of the distant sun, but actually the moon is a poor mirror, reflecting only a fourteenth of the sunlight received. The earth reflects a third of its sunlight providing its satellite with 'earth light' sixty times as bright as the best moonlight. That's why we sometimes see the whole moon faintly when the sun is lighting up only a narrow crescent.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3151. The phrase 'near neighbour' as used in the passage shows that
A moonlight generally shares many characteristics with 'earth light'
B moonlight shines brighter on the earth's surface than perhaps elsewhere
C the earth actually shares boundaries with the moon
D the earth is nearer to the moon than to the sun
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Q3152. The passage suggests that a blue moon is a
A trick of the moon
B regular event
C rare phenomenon
D life-long opportunity
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Q3153. The sentence 'Over the centuries, magical powers have been attributed to the moon' suggests that
A it is a common belief that the moon has magical powers
B people perform magic with the moon
C the moon actually possesses magical powers
D the moon reflects magical powers from the sun's rays
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3154. The expression 'either quest' refers to the origin of
A neither the moon nor the earth
B the moon or the earth
C the moon
D the earth
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Q3155. A suitable title for the passage is
A The Magical Powers of the Moon
B The Lunar Cycle
C Facts about the Moon
D Moon-Gazing
Instruction
In questions 26 to 30, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3156. I shall find time for my .... when I get .... with this difficult assignment
A past-time / over
B pass-time / over
C passtime / through
D pastime /through
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Q3157. Agbo says he is not afraid of ....
A anybody
B nothing
C nobody
D no one
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Q3158. It is .... responsibility to look after parents in old age
A theirs'
B their
C theirs
D their's
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Q3159. One needs to exemplify or .... the aspect of the subject being discussed
A supply
B declare
C satisfy
D demonstrate
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Q3160. .... his illness, Muhammad could not come to school
A with reference to
B referring to
C owing to
D due to
Instruction
In questions 31 to 47, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3161. After so many trials, the experiment ....
A paid up
B paid for
C paid out
D paid off
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Q3162. People dislike Mariam because she is ....
A trickful
B trickish
C tricky
D a tricker
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Q3163. The reporter said that the Honorable speaker .... impeached
A is to be
B might have been
C may have been
D will have been
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Q3164. Actually, he forgot the one to .... the job was given
A whom
B who
C whomever
D whoever
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Q3165. You may not have heard the last word on the matter ....?
A may you have
B haven't you
C have you
D mayn't have you
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Q3166. All God's prophets were given the great .... to preach salvation to people
A commision
B commition
C comision
D commission
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Q3167. Ali goes to stadium regularly, but he .... to the church for months
A hasn't been
B haven't been
C didn't go
D hadn't been
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Q3168. Each of the houses .... a new look
A have got
B have
C has
D were given
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Q3169. The minister addressed the workers to boost their ....
A morale
B morality
C mural
D moral
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Q3170. He isn't coming home, is he? .... he isn't
A yes
B no
C why
D now
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Q3171. The city .... as a federal capital city only .... the last 24 years
A has existed/for
B existed/over
C was existing
D is existing/in
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Q3172. No teacher of honour would subject his student to any form of ....
A harassement
B harassment
C harrassement
D harrassment
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Q3173. Each producer is able to place on his product by considering its ....
A worth
B choice
C judgement
D assessment
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Q3174. The police claim that a number of stolen cars .... recovered
A has being
B is being
C has been
D have been
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Q3175. The storm .... havoc on several buildings in the village
A wreaked
B wrecked
C made
D did
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Q3176. The chairman refused to shake .... with the secretary
A hand
B his hand
C hands
D his hands
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Q3177. The poor widow who could not buy the clothes was seen .... her wool into .... yesterday
A to spin / yards
B spinning / yarn
C making / tailoring
D to spill / clothes
Instruction
In questions 48 to 55, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
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Q3178. He not only looked after the children when their parents died, .... sponsored their education to university
A but also
B also he
C but he
D also
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Q3179. His supporters rallied round him in moments of ....
A critism
B crisis
C acrimony
D disillusionment
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Q3180. The interpreter was wrong because he gave the congregation a .... translation of the pastor's statement
A literal
B unilateral
C literary
D lateral
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Q3181. .... listening to the news when I came in
A There were
B There was
C It was
D They were
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Q3182. They said that .... about 20 candidates for the job of a shorthand typist
A they were
B it will be
C there were
D it was
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Q3183. He told me to go on .... till seven
A to work
B worked
C works
D working
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Q3184. Many goods .... tape recorders and cameras find a ready market in every country
A like
B such a
C such as
D such
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Q3185. He acts .... he were a general manager
A as
B if
C as if
D so as
Instruction
In questions 56 to 60, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3186. Must you say 'Good morning' to everybody in the street? No, ....
A I mustn't
B I needn't
C I can't
D I haven't
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Q3187. Could I ring him up? I'd rather you ....
A visit him
B visited him
C would visit him
D visiting him
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Q3188. Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me .... on the examination day
A no studying
B don't study
C not study
D not to study
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Q3189. I .... to gain admission to the college for the past three years
A have been trying
B tried
C am trying
D was trying
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Q3190. .... a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently
A There are
B There has been
C There have been
D There is
Instruction
In questions 61 to 64, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
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Q3191. He reported to his manager that he .... overseas
A had never been
B never was
C has never been
D is never
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Q3192. Shall we go to the union meeting? No thank you, I do not feel like .... anywhere
A go
B going
C to go
D gone
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Q3193. Will they sign any contracts at the Fair? They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods .... as well
A will buy
B to buy
C they buy
D will be bought
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Q3194. I started writing this test at 8:00 a.m. It is 10:00 a.m. now. By 11:00 a.m. I .... it for three hours
A shall be writing
B have been writing
C shall have been writing
D am writing
Instruction
In questions 65 to 85, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in italics.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2004
Q3195. Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist
A a forthright
B an eloquent
C an unattached
D a political
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Q3196. He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always jaundiced
A colored
B sick
C suspicious
D unscrupulous
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Q3197. After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her point blank of adultery
A bluntly
B pointedly
C emphatically
D unreservedly
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Q3198. The vote of thanks which was elaborately moved by the social secretary did not ring true particularly as the fund raising had been a big failure
A was all lies
B was not honest
C was inaudible
D was not genuine
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Q3199. I listened with rapt attention as he never suspected that I knew he was telling me a cock and bull story
A a story about a cock
B a story about bull
C an incredible story
D an interesting
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Q3200. When a man is immune to an illness, he is
A opposed to it
B attached to it
C hated by it
D protected against it