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On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one __1___turkey not only survives but also becomes famous ! Every year, turkey farmers 2 a turkey for the U. S. president. However, the president does not 3__ this turkey. The turkey is 4 to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the 5 of its life.
Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for ___6 .Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, 7 of the bald eagle, to be America's icon.
Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But 8 turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a 9 up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don't have ears. They 10 with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human's.
