JAMB - English Language (1986 - No. 38)
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
set fire to the account books
sold the books in his office to get money for food
falsified the accounts to his advantage
destroyed the accounts books by cooking them