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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 *rthday. her friends are __________ it with her.
a. spoiling b. playing c. celebrating d. remembering
2. nick’s pet __________ is growing *gger 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. * 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[
11. i put ________ on my toothbrush.
a. toothpaste b. flour c. perfume d. cement
12. please speak __________. i can‘t hear you.
a. softly b. quickly c. loudly d. carelessly
grammar (38 marks)
answer the questions in complete sentences using the words in the brackets. (4*2=8 marks)
13. what is jasmine doing now? (reading， listening， music)
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14. how did the monster look? (gigantic， three legs)
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15. why did the boys run to the telephone booth? (ambulance)
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16. what happened when the bell rang? (pupils， returned， classrooms， orderly)
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underline the correct word in each of the brackets. (14*1=14 marks)
17. fish are ( over， covers， covered ) with scales.
18. the shoplifter ( who， which， what ) was arrested by the police was a boy from that school.
19. the stray cats are ( look， looks， looking ) for food.
20. his wallet was ( steal， steals， stolen ) by a young girl.
21. we can ( find， finds， found ) seashells on the beach.
22. henry paid a princely sum ( for， with， on ) the mansion.
23. ann was taking a bath when the telephone ( ring， rings， rang)。
24. rambutans ( is， are， am ) hairy fruit.
25. desmond has ( take， takes， taken ) helen’s calculator.
26. the speeding motorcyclist was stopped ( by， with， at ) a policeman.
27. peter and moses plan to stay ( in， on， at ) the library for one hour.
28. kenny has ( go， going， gone ) out for lunch.
29. they put ( in， on， out ) the fire before it spread to other houses.
30. he sat ( on， in， onto ) the beach for a long time listening to the waves.
rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence with a full-stop. (8*2 = marks)
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