When your mother want to tell you something, she uses
words. Birds can’t speak 1._____ we do, but some birds can make sounds to warn
their young of 2._______.They have 3.________own way of making the young birds
do certain things.
The jackdaw is a kind of black bird4.______lives in
Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their
enemies. When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling5.______.The
young birds know this sound means6._______is nearby. The sound warns
them7._______their enemies.
8._______ a young jackdaw is in a 9______ place, a
jackdaw parent 50._______over the young bird’s back from behind. The parent’s
tail feathers move 11.______from side to side. It’s trying to say “12______”.At
the same time, the 13.________bird calls out Key-aw Key-aw, which seems to say
FLY HOME WITH ME. The young bird then follows the older14_______to go home.
Young jackdaws15._______ learn what certain sounds
mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from they hatch.
1. A.like B.as C.look like D.seem
2. A.safe B.coming C.danger D.eating
3. A.them B.themselves C.his D.their
4. A.that B.who C./ D.where
5. A.sound B.voice C.noise D.sounds
6. A.parents B.an enemy C.mother D.a friend
7. A.meeting B.to meet C.knowing D.to know
8. A.If B.Unless C.Whether D.Because
9. A.funny B.dangerous C.secret D.far
10. A.flies B.fly C.will fly D.flew
11. A.quick B.soon C.quickly D.quietly
12. A.Be quick B.I love you C.Go ahead D.Follow me
13. A.parent B.child C.enemy D.parents
14. A.it B.one C.ones D.that
15. A.have to B.must C.don’t have to D.mustn’t