Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.
It’s a magical sight: Just as the light begins to vanish, thousands of tiny penguins waddle ______ (1) the surf on an island in south-eastern Australia, then ______ (2) the beach and along well-worn paths toward ______ (3) burrows. The “Penguin Parade” has been a major attraction since the 1920s, when tourists ______ (4) by torchlight to view the nightly ______ (5) the birds — the world’s smallest penguin breed, with adults ______ (6) 13 inches tall. For much of that time, the penguins lived ______ (7) the residents of a housing development, in tight proximity to cars and pets. The penguins’ numbers fell ______(8) But in 1985, the state government decided to buy ______ (9) piece of property on the Peninsula and return the land to the penguins. Today there are about 31,000 penguins ______ (10) on the peninsula, up from 12,000 in the 1980s.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 10

Options

A. proceeding
B. breeding
C. propelling
D. preparing

Answer

B