2022 JAMB Use of English Lexis & Structure CBT

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Our plane was scheduled to ………. at 10:00 hrs but it was delayed because of bad weather.

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As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we………….. at Heathrow Airport.

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Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to ……………. Certain forms.

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My father cannot bear the ………….. of the concoction that emanates from my mother’s soup pot.

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I would not have condescended to appease the traffic policeman but I happened ………… traffic regulations.

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The Managing Director did not pay his staff last month, ………….?

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Although he is in all respects a poor student, he has managed to buy a tape recorder to improve his …………. of French.

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Granted you are my senior by one year, you cannot ……. me around as if I were your servant.

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………….. marked an important step in the history of the industrial revolution.

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Because the referee was partial and his opponent rough, the loser of the wrestling match received ……….. cheers than the winner.

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John, would you mind lifting this box?

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Had she asked me earlier, I might have been able to employ him.

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If he were to apologize. I would probably forgive him.

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As he was a gullible leader, his followers took advantage of him.

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His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point.

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Do you have the same aversion as I do for War films?

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I didn’t think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences

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The crux of the matter is that the President has just become aware of the mismanagement.

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The witness was guilty of swearing to a statement he knew to be false.

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The story by the suspect was difficult to believe.

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The telephone ………… in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world.

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By the end of the next Semester, he ……………….. his university education.

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In the past, his father used to walk but nowadays he …….. to work by bicycle.

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The students ………… so much noise while the lecture was going on that the lecturer had to walk out of the class.

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Olukayode …………… as a mechanic when he was young, but now he is a driver.

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………… it might not look such a rosy proposition.

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If we went to any European country, …………….. Britain, we should need a substantial amount of money to pay our way.

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The horse is a winner, …………………….

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If he had entered the room, I …………………. Him.

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The old car, ………… several times this year

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While most of our recently elected legislators are living a life of affluence and ostentation, the vast majority of those who elected them into office are unhappy.

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It is generally believed that misers are not loved by many.

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My brother’s primary school foundation was solid and this affected his secondary education.

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Politicians and holders of political appointments are generally assumed to be cunning.

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One of the ……………  during the football match led to a fight between the teams.

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He used to play tennis, but he doesn’t …………………..

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He was ………….. he had no time to eat.

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It had been raining before the match started .……………

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The mechanic said that he ………. mend my car before Saturday.

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There was a fire in the market last week which resulted ………… .a terrible destruction of property.