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.

Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants

Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being(31)..... to get up?

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

She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it _______ purpose.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

A/An_______is an official document stating that you have passed an examination, completed a course, or achieved some necessary qualifications

I read the contract again and again ______ avoiding making spelling mistakes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

When precipitation occurs, some of it evaporates, some runs off the surface it strikes, and some sinking into the ground.