The number of wild horses on Assateague is increasing, resulted in overgrazed marsh and dune grasses.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The maintenance of these old castles must cost a lot of money.

The local press has been pouring ______ on the mayor for dissolving the council.

Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______.

Florida, ______ the Sunshine state, attracts many tourists every year.

Susan rarely stays up late, _______?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

He was driving very fast because he didn’t know the road was icy.