JAMB - English Language (1988)

  • 1
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Our government is making determined efforts to eradicate illiteracy
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    (B)
    ineffective
  • 2
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Makerere University has a large intake of students each year
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    (A)
    rejection
  • 3
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Florence flogged the girl reluctantly
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    (A)
    eagerly
  • 4
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Sola's car is badly damaged; he has to look for an expert mechanic to fix it.
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    (B)
    amateurish
  • 5
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

    Coastal plains are often very densely populated.
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    (D)
    sparsely
  • 6
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
    Wilfred was a mindless criminal
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    (B)
    mindful
  • 7
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The judge blamed the plaintiff for misleading the court
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    (A)
    defendant
  • 8
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The thieves vandalized the vault's lock
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    (A)
    repaired
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The demonstrators have refused to call off their action
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    (B)
    start
  • 10
    In the question below, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
    The angry waves swallowed the boat
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    (A)
    gentle
  • 11
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Ngozi and Ekaette were fast friends when we were in the secondary school
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    (C)
    friends who are not easily separated from each other
  • 12
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:My son has just been rusticated from the university
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    (B)
    sent home for misconduct
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    All we need is a concerted effort to combat the epidemic
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    (C)
    joint
  • 14
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Jimoh has cupboard love for Sidikatu
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    (C)
    love for what he wants from her
  • 15
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:Yahaya hardly knows on which side his bread is buttered in the matter
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    (A)
    where his interest liess
  • 16
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

    The preacher is under a cloud among the congregation
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    (A)
    out of favour
  • 17
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The politician played to the gallery to win the election
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    (D)
    went out of his way to appeal to the taste of the people
  • 18
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The hefty warder came in and all the prisoners snuffed out their cigarettes
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    (A)
    extinguished
  • 19
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The popularity of the slogan is beginning to wane
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    (D)
    decline
  • 20
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The policeman looked at the face of the robber and saw tell-tale signs of a dyed-in-the wool convict.
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    (A)
    hardened
  • 21
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    'Marcus bears watching; remarked Emperor Nero.
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    (B)
    needs
  • 22
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The senior prefect had to carry the can because he refused to identify the culprit
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    (B)
    accept responsibility
  • 23
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The senior had the habit of setting the cat among the pigeon whenever matters concerning his constituency came up for debate
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    (D)
    introducing elements of controversy and confusion
  • 24
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:Adah has not been regular at lectures because she has been off colour
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    (C)
    slightly sick
  • 25
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    When the man lost his two sons in a motor accident, he cracked up
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    (C)
    became slightly deranged
  • 26

    In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

    The news of his performance in the sessional examination has made Okechukwu crestfallen.

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    (B)
    dejected
  • 27
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The man rebuked his son severely, but his words seem to have cut on ice
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    (B)
    had no effect
  • 28
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The urban environment tends to form the nucleus of a common dialect.
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    (D)
    core
  • 29
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    I shall be with you presently
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    (B)
    in a moment
  • 30
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The builder's taste reflected superfluous grandeur
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    (D)
    too much
  • 31
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The child's recent training has not been very effective, he is likely to .... to his old habits
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    (A)
    revert
  • 32
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The students went on whispering in .... of the teacher
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    (C)
    defiance
  • 33
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    You can never find Okwu; he is a very .... person.
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    (B)
    elusive
  • 34
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    You could see that Akpan did not give his evidence ....
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    (D)
    completely honestly
  • 35
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The suspect defrauded his ..... victims of large sums of money
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    (B)
    unsuspecting
  • 36
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The ... of the participating countries will hold a preconference on the eve of the conference.
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    (B)
    Auditors General
  • 37
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The drummers struck their drums with great efforts and the surging crowds of dancers .... and .... the grounds around the palace.
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    (D)
    stroked/thumped
  • 38
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The chairman's daughter's laughter was with no .... to ridicule the applicant
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    (D)
    intent
  • 39
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The water is not good for drinking; it's been .... by the dead rabbit
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    (A)
    contaminated
  • 40
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The austerity of the times has made people to be more .... in their spending
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    (B)
    circumspect
  • 41

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:

    Are you sure he prefers a horse ride .... a walk?

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    (B)
    to taking
  • 42
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    .... to your request, we have decided to provide the necessary information
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    (C)
    With regard
  • 43
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The price of everything seems to have ... up in the last few months.
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    (C)
    risen
  • 44

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:

    Just to convince you about my commitment to the project, i shall .... at the office before i leave for Kano tomorrow.

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    (B)
    put in an appearance
  • 45
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    There was a .... of steps.
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    (C)
    flight
  • 46
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    Many young men of nowadays do not know how to properly .... their cloths.
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    (B)
    iron
  • 47
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The dancers were all in .... before their departure
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    (D)
    high spirits
  • 48
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    Ebun .... the edge of the cliff after his shoes had failed to grip.
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    (B)
    fell off
  • 49
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    That old lady prefers .... bread .... clothes.
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    (C)
    baking/to making
  • 50
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    I wonder how much .....
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    (D)
    these earrings cost
  • 51
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    I wonder how much .....
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    (D)
    these earrings cost
  • 52
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The college authorities have .... the students to end the strike.
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    (B)
    called on
  • 53
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    I have been trying to locate you .....
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    (D)
    for five days
  • 54
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The host insisted on ... what he called 'a little gift'
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    (B)
    me accepting
  • 55
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The whole class looked forward to .... Kainji Dam at christmas.
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    (A)
    visiting
  • 56
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    A government spokesman announced that efforts .... the release of hostages are continuing
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    (A)
    to obtain
  • 57
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    I know you will think I am talking nonsense, Shehu, but .... you'll realize that i was right.
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    (C)
    in time
  • 58
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The Inspector of Education who made several trips on bad road returned yesterday completely .... by fever
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    (C)
    worn down
  • 59
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
    The vice principal asked the students to always .... their answer only from the textbooks recommended for the course
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    (C)
    look up
  • 60
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    I know that your friend will not accept the proposal ....
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    (D)
    neither will you
  • 61
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    Mark is a very handsome fellow who informs me that he was .... for pretty girls
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    (C)
    an eye
  • 62
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    Wale Agun, in creating his characters, draws freely .... his experience in life
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    (C)
    on
  • 63
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    When i have an appointment with someone, i hate .... waiting
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    (C)
    being kept
  • 64

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

    It's no good .... about the result until you have sat for examination

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    (C)
    worrying
  • 65
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    If you don't want to .... your car to robbers, then don't travel in the night
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    (C)
    lose
  • 66
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    The beautiful plan made for the expansion of the business fell .... as soon as the manager died.
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    (D)
    through
  • 67
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    The event reported in the newspaper did not happen years ago; they ....
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    (C)
    are recent
  • 68
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    There is no point getting upset by problems; I take them ....
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    (A)
    in my stride
  • 69
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    There is no need to stand .... ceremony in matters of this nature
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    (C)
    on
  • 70
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    The driver will .... all the students interested in going to Lagos tomorrow at 7 a:m outside the Main Building
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    (D)
    pick up
  • 71
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    What bothered me about the lecture was that the speaker ... too many irrelevant works
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    (D)
    cited
  • 72
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    The students were suspended because they were ....
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    (A)
    indisciplined
  • 73
    We heard the .... of breaks which was followed by a crashing noise
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    (B)
    screeching
  • 74
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    I had not given the question a thought before my answer came ....
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    (C)
    on the spur of the moment
  • 75

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

    The small girl is.... than her elder sister

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    (D)
    much more clever
  • 76
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
    .... are good friends
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    (A)
    He and i
  • 77
    The writer of the passage felt isolated because
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    (D)
    none of the many people around could help him
  • 78
    The writer says that the prospect was not cheerful because
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    (C)
    there was no hope of getting out of his predicament
  • 79
    In the passage,'the darkness of ignorance' refers to the
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    (A)
    state of the writer before he found the notice board
  • 80
    According to the passage, the writer's predicament was caused by
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    (B)
    those who displayed the notice and perhaps the writer
  • 81
    The writer remembered his first day in the university for a long time because he
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    (C)
    had learnt the hard way how to keep informed about happenings in the university
  • 82
    The passage says that
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    (A)
    there are many skils of communication of which listening is one
  • 83
    Creative listening involves all the following EXCEPT
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    (B)
    making sure that what the speaker is saying is audible
  • 84
    Creative listening implies all EXCEPT
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    (B)
    an uncompromising rejection of the speaker's argument
  • 85
    The tone of the passage is
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    (C)
    analytical
  • 86
    A most suitable title for the passage is
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    (C)
    listening in communication
  • 87
    Select the most appropriate title for this passage
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    (C)
    problems of working in English as a foreign language
  • 88
    The student begins experiencing difficulties with English when
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    (A)
    learning English with other subjects
  • 89
    The expression 'his language often betrays him into dullness,coldness,or worst of all, rudeness' means that
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    (B)
    the way he uses the language gives one the impression that he is dull,cold or rude
  • 90
    The statement 'instead of the student being in control of the language,the language seems now to be in control of the student' implies that the
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    (C)
    language can make the student behave rather badly
  • 91
    The most likely source of difficulty for the student working with English as a medium of instruction is
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    (B)
    unknown items of grammar and vocabulary in the texts
  • 92
    In the passage 'manic pleasure' means
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    (C)
    unlimited pleasure
  • 93
    The expression 'must kick it and make it collapse' in this context means
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    (C)
    cannot resist the urgue to demolish it
  • 94
    According to this passage, it gives the child great pleasure
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    (B)
    to destroy the tower himself
  • 95
    How does the author try to explain this 'destructive stage'?
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    (C)
    it grows out of the child's recent experience of sudden falls
  • 96
    How does the author try to explain this 'destructive stage'?
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    (C)
    it grows out of the child's recent experience of sudden falls
  • 97
    What other feeling does the child derive from the fall of his tower apart from pleasure?
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    (A)
    strength
  • 98
    According to the passage, the woman with half a dozen of egg in the market
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    (B)
    comes purposely to enjoy herself
  • 99
    'An old goldsmith worked on his dying art' means that the
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    (A)
    goldsmith's trade was no longer popular
  • 100
    Which of the following titles BEST reflects the content of the passage?
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    (C)
    an African market scene