LACK OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS HAS IMPEDED THE GROWTH OF THESE CHERRY...

30. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants. A. Prevented B. assisted C. promoted D. realized IX. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank. Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such everyday (31)________ as reading a newspaper or managing their money. Its also gives them the specialized training they may need to prepare for a job or career. For example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a license or certificate before he can practise law or medicine. Many fields, such as computer operation or police work, (32)_________ satisfactory completion of special training courses. Education is also important (33)_______ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical instrument. Such education becomes (34)________ important as people gain more and more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and affect the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (35)_____ the skills for adjusting to them.