Which word in para 1 means the opposite of 'varied'?

Which word in para 1 means the opposite of 'varied'? e Ot O printed pages. SECTION A - READING. (20 marks) I — The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least, most of us could compile a formidable lists of 'dos and don'ts'. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. 2 — Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways. Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself. 3 — I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more every evening. An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task. 4 — The daily exercise lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up. The self-discipline required to drag myself out of bed eleven minutes earlier than usual was considerable. Nevertheless, I managed to creep on to the carpet and twist my all-too human frame into uncomfortable positions; I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition. It was this that betrayed me. 5 — The next moming the whole family trooped in to watch the performance. Ihat was really unsettling but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good humouredly and soon everybody Page 1 of 6