Question

B1. Simon is reading a story in a book. Read the story with him.

Mary and her family had just moved into a new house. Mary had her own bedroom on the second floor. There were bushes behind the house and Mary could always hear the birds singing.

One night,Mary heard a strange noise. "Duh,duh,duh,duh …〃 It went on for a few minutes. Mary went out of her bedroom to see what it was. She found nothing. Her parents were sleeping and there were no other people in the house. Mary went back to her bedroom.

Mary heard the noise again. She thought, "Is it a cat? My

neighbour has a cat. But cats miaow. They don‘t make a noise like that."

"Maybe it's a bird flying around and looking for a place to rest. No!Birds don't make a noise like that either,

"Maybe it's my parents whispering. But that noise wasn't really a whisper either/'

Mary tried to sleep,but she heard the noise again. She was afraid. Her legs were weak and she could not walk.

"Dad,Dad,help!” she cried.

Her father came into the room and asked, "What's 仕le matter?”

"I heard a strange noise. Listen,Dad,” Mary replied.

Mary's father listened,but he could hear nothing. A few minutes later,both Mary and her father heard "Duh,duh,duh ".〃 from outside the house. Her father went outside to see what it was. There was nobody there,but he saw a big,red bird knocking on the roof!

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