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Pigeon

He has just bought twelve pigeons.

The pigeon is a beautiful and genteel bird.

In the past ,pigeons were used to send important messages.

message

Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.

Would you mind giving her a message?

I left a message for Mary to tell her that I would not come for dinner.

cover

The bird covered the distance in three minutes.

They are determined to cover 160 miles a day.

distance

The distance between my bouse and school is five miles.

People came long distances to see the exhibition.

request

Up to now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages form one garage to the other.

The old man made repeated requests for help.

Letters of recommendation are sent on request.

spare part

The spare parts are available at the garage.

The shop around the corner sells spare car parts.

service

In this way ,he bas begun his own private telehone service.

The company is famous for its good after-sale service.

Our advisory service is free of charge.

Lesson 6

beggar

Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.

Beggars are homeless people.

She feels sympathetic towards the beggar.

food

He ate the food and drank the beer.

We must take in nutritious food every day.

They are short of food.

pocket

Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.

He cannot find his waller in his pocket.

There is a hole in her pocket.

call

He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

Did anyone call when I was out?

My friend has called to see me.

Lesson 7

[13:11.39]detective

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

Agatha Christie's detective stories have been translated into many languages.

He found himself tailed by a detective.

airport

Passengers go around the airport before boarding the plane.

The new international airport is still under construction.

expect

They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

He expected his son to be admitted by a key university.

John expected Mr.and Mrs.White to come for a potluck dinner.

valuable

Sam is a valuable asset for our company.

Some valuable articles have been stolen.

parcel

Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.

He got a parcel from his brother.

Would you please forward a parcel to Mary?

diamond

A few bours earlier,someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

She wore a diamond ring.

South Africa is rich in diamonds.

steal

Thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

her purse was stolen.

The thief stole some articles from the shop.

main

When the plane arrived ,some of the detectives were waithing inside the main building.

The teacher continued to explain some main points.

The main streets of the city are very crowded.

airfield

Others were waiting on the airfield.

Several helicopters were on the airfield.

Hundreds of fans crowded onto the airfield to wait for the famous film star.

guard

While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,two others opened the parcel.

The guard fought bravely with the robber.

Be on guard against the thief.

precious

To their surprise,the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.

Time is precious to him.

She bought many precious paintings at the auction.

stone

He tripped over a stone.

He threw the stone at a dog.

sand

Sand is an important building material.

He is good at sand painting.

Lesson 8

competition

Nearly everybody enters for "The Nicest Garden Competition"each year,but job wins every time.

Every year I kenter ofr the arden competition too,and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

Competition in modern society is vry severe.

She was in competition with ten others for the job.

neat

He has made neat paths.

Her room is neat and tidy.

She is neat about her dress.

path

The path was deserted long ago.

The path leads to the riverside.

wooden

he had built a wooden bridge over a pool.

This wooden stool was made by my little brother.

There was a wooden house on the cliff.

pool

Here house in built near a beautiful pool

Come for a swim in the pool.