Vocabulary （12 marks）
Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the brackets provided. （12*1=12 marks）
1. Today is Hui‘s birthday. Her friends are __________ it with her.
A. spoiling B. playing C. celebrating D. remembering
2. Nick’s pet __________ is growing
bigger by the day.
A. snail B. terrapin
C. fish D. whale
3. Thank you for the _________ present.
A. horrid B. awful
C. lovely D. ugly
4. During the blackout， David lit a __________.
A. torchlight B. candle C. paper D. cigarette
5. The lion is a/an __________ animal.
A. fierce B. adorable C. gentle D. friendly
6. The huge monkey _________ from tree to tree playfully.
A. flies B. flips C. swings D. sways
7. The ________ is crossing the busy road.
A. passenger B. victim C. pedestrian D. vehicle
8. Please clean the chalkboard with a _________.
A. handkerchief B. duster
C. napkin D. cloth
9. I was so tired that I kept __________.
A. yawning B. grinning
C. smiling D. eating
10. The snail is _________ slowly.
A. jogging B. walking
C. swimming D. crawling