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I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

The plane was delayed, and the detectives waited at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable package containing diamonds from South Africa. Hours earlier, someone had reported to the police that someone was trying to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some detectives were waiting inside the main building and others on the tarmac. Two people took the package off the plane and into customs. At this time, two detectives held the door, and the other two opened the package. To their surprise, the precious package was filled with rocks and sand!

New words and expressions

detective n. detective

airport n. airport

expect v. expect, wait< /p>

valuable adj. valuable

parcel n. package

diamond n. diamond

steal v. steal

main adj. main

airfield n. the place where planes take off and land

guard n. alert, guard

precious adj. precious

sand n. Sand