Thanksgiving Day in the United States started as a way of giving thanks to a good harvest. Every year, Thanksgiving Day is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on the fourth Thursday in November. When Thanksgiving comes, most

Americans will eat turkey that day. But each year, one {#blank#}2{#/blank#} turkey not only will not be eaten, but also will become famous. Every year, turkey farmers give a turkey to the USA president. But instead of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. This turkey, the president gives it a "pardon". The turkey is flown to Florida {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a Thanksgiving parade ( 游行). Then it lives on a farm. Turkeys play a (n) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} part in Thanksgiving and have been a part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wanted the turkey to be America's national bird.

    Turkeys on farms are large birds that cannot fly,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} up to 88 kilometers an hour and run as fast as 40 kilometers an hour.

    Turkeys don't have ears like ours, but {#blank#}9{#/blank#} hearing is five times better than human's hearing.

    Turkeys are interesting birds. So Franklin {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them to be America's national bird! It's not surprising for people.

A: Hello, Steve! You must have had an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} experience living in France.

B: Yeah, Tom, but I was a little nervous.

A: Nervous about what?

B: Well, for one thing, I didn't know what I should do at the dinner table.

A: What {#blank#}2{#/blank#} do they have?

B: For example, you shouldn't put your bread on your plate.

A: Where should I put it?

B: You should put it on the table!

A: I have to say it's very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

B: I thought it was strange, but now I am used to it.

A: What else do you find surprising?

B: You shouldn't put your {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on your lap.

A: Oh? Where should people put their hands?

B: They should always {#blank#}5{#/blank#} their hands on the table.