Vocabulary (30 marks)

　　(A) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. (10*1 = 10 marks)

　　bouquet

　　fruiterer

　　nest

　　receipt

　　parcel

　　hurry

　　spider

　　badminton

　　portrait

　　giant

　　1.

　　John is a friendly _________ in the city of dwarfs.

　　2.

　　Look at the time now.

　　You have to __________ or you will be late.

　　3.

　　Mother bought some fruits from the ___________.

　　4.

　　The cashier gave Father a  __________ for the goods he bought.

　　5.

　　Peter and Alan enjoy playing ____________.

　　6.

　　Mary sent Jonathan a ___________ from Japan.

　　7.

　　Look at the __________ trapping the ant in its web.

　　8.

　　Jane bought a __________ of flowers for her father.

　　9.

　　There is a family _________ on the wall.

　　10.

　　The birds are in the _________.

　　(B) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (10*1 = 10 marks)

　　11. This is a ____________.

　　(tiger， lion， leopard)

　　12. It is the king of the ___________.

　　(flats， jungle， garden)

　　13. Kelly is a _________.

　　(doctor， nurse， chef)

　　14. She tends to ___________.

　　(patients， pupils， grocers)

　　15. The books are arranged neatly on the _________.

　　(table， shelves， benches)

　　16. Please don‘t ___________ them up.

　　(mess， work， arrange)

　　17. The Lee family is at the ___________.

　　(airport， beach， forest)

　　18. They are having a __________.

　　(ball， lesson， picnic)

　　19. Mother is at a ___________.

　　(boutique， florists， cafeteria)

　　20. She is choosing an evening __________.

　　(swimwear， gown， shirt)

　　(C) Look at the pictures. Fill in the missing letters.(10*1 = 10 marks)

　　21.

　　tr _ i _

　　22.

　　cent _ p _ _ e

　　23.

　　e _ g _ e

　　24.

　　sp _ _ t _ c_ es

　　25.

　　b _ t _ l _

　　26.

　　i _ e-c _ _ a _

　　27.

　　c _ _ _ n

　　28.

　　aq _ _ r _ _ m

　　29.

　　b _ _ c _

　　30.

　　c _ c _ _ s

　　Grammar (40 marks)

　　(D) Write out the sentences， using the correct form of the verbs in

　　brackets. (15 * 2 = 30 marks)

　　31. Pete (go) to Taiwan every month.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　32. He (shout) at his sister all the time.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　33. Ray (clear) the rubbish daily.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　34. It (rain) heavily at this time of the year.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　35. Lisa (buy) the newspapers from the newsvendor every morning.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　36. Theodore (feel) very excited about the trip to the zoo next week.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　37. My father (read) me a story every night.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　38. The baby (cry) whenever he is hungry.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　39. He (swim) every day.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　40. My mother (fry) chicken wings every weekend.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　41. Herman always (lie) to the teacher.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　42. Ivan (wait) for Irvin at the bus stop every afternoon.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　43. Wendy (smile) whenever she is happy.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　44. My sister (sleep) until ten in the morning.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　45. Mandy (takes) the dog out for a walk every evening.

　　____________________________________________________________________

　　(E) Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence

　　with a full-stop or with a question mark. (5*2=10 marks)

　　46. fever    has to     at home    James    he   hign   stay   has   because  a

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　47. keep    guard    a     we    house    to    dog    the

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　48. is    grandmother    old    healthy    my    but

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　49. kind    being    James    Lucerne     so    thanked    to    his family   for

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　50. he    every day    fit    exercises   is    he     because

　　______________________________________________________________________

　　(F) Comprehension (5*2=10 marks)

　　Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　I am a Teddy bear. My name is Bearie. My young master is Vivian. She hugs me to sleep every night. She brings me everywhere she goes. I have been to many countries. I have very nice clothing. Vivian takes good care of me. She combs my fur every morning. She lets me sleep on her bed most of the time. She shows me to all her friends. All her friends like me because I look sweet and cuddly. They take turns to carry me. I like to stay with Vivian. I know she loves me very much.

　　51. What does Vivian do every night？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　52. How is Bearie able to visit other countries？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　53. Why do Vivian’s friends like Bearie？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　54. What do Vivan‘s friends do when they see Bearie？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　55. Why does Bearie like to stay with Vivian？

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　(G) Written Expression (20 marks)

　　Look at the picture and write a story about it. Use the helping

　　words given below.

　　Kite-Flying

　　made a kite

　　fine day

　　park

　　windy

　　very high

　　fun

　　many people

　　taught to fly a kite

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　ANSWERS

　　(Primary 1 English)

　　Practice 8

　　A.

　　1. giant

　　2. hurry

　　3. fruiterer

　　4. receipt

　　5. badminton

　　6. parcel

　　7. spider

　　8. bouquet

　　9. portrait

　　10. nest

　　B.

　　11. lion

　　12. jungle

　　13. nurse

　　14. patients

　　15. shelves

　　16. mess

　　17. beach

　　18. picnic

　　19. boutique

　　20. gown

　　C.

　　21. train

　　22. centipede

　　23. eagle

　　24. spectacles

　　25. bottle

　　26. ice-cream

　　27.

　　D.

　　31. Pete goes to Taiwan every month.

　　32. He shouts at his sister all the time.

　　33. Ray clears the rubbish daily.

　　34. It rains heavily at this time of the year.

　　35. Lisa buys the newspaper from the newsvendor every morning.

　　36. Theodore feels very excited about the trip to the zoo next week.

　　37. My father reads me a story every night.

　　38. The baby cries whenever he is hungry.

　　39. He swims every day.

　　40. My mother fries chicken wings every weekend.

　　41. Herman always lies to the teacher.

　　42. Ivan waits for Irvin at the bus stop every afternoon.

　　43. Wendy smiles whenever she is happy.

　　44. My sister sleeps until ten in the morning.

　　45. Mandy takes the dog out for a walk every evening.

　　E.

　　46. James has to stay at home because he has a high fever.

　　47. We keep a dog to guard the house.

　　48. My grandmother is old but healthy.

　　49. James thanked Lucerne for being so kind to his family.

　　50. He is fit because he exercises every day.

　　F.

　　51. She hugs Bearie to sleep every night.

　　52. Vivian brings Bearie everywhere she goes.

　　53. Bearie looks sweet and cuddly.

　　54. They take turns to carry Bearie.

　　55. It is because Bearie knows Vivian loves it very much.