【题目】Thanksgiving is one of the biggest American holidays. And at the center of Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey. You may wonder why the word "turkey" ______ both a country and a bird that Americans eat for Thanksgiving dinner. Many think the bird comes from the of Turkey. But turkey is not from Turkey. In fact, the fact that the turkey bird is called by that name is one big mistake. We could say it is a case of identity.

First of all, "Turkey" has meant the "land of the Turks" since _____ times. The word turkey, _______ to the bird, first appeared in the English language around 1540. And the misunderstanding ______ the word turkey happened because of birds that look _________.

There is an African bird called the guinea fowl. This _____ bird came to Europe through Turkish lands. So, the English mistakenly called the male bird the "turkey cock" and called the bird the "turkey hen." It became to eat the bird for Christmas dinner.

When the moved to North America, they saw a bird that looked like the guinea fowl, which at that time was called the "turkey cock" and _____ gave it the same name. So we now call this North American bird turkey even though it has no at all with the country Turkey.

And there is another piece to the puzzle. The case of mistaken identity crosses land and language____.The Turkish, for their part, call the North American bird "hindi," the Turkish name for India. The reference to India probably comes from the old, wrong idea that the New World was in Eastern Asia. Sometimes, that is _____ language changes over time by mistakes.

Another interesting fact about the turkey is that it became the national bird of the United States. Some people thought it should be the of the U.S.Founding father Benjamin Franklin did not think the eagle was a ______ icon for the new country. He thought the eagle was "lazy" and "of character" because it stole food from others. He thought that the turkey was a "more ________ bird" and a "true original native of America."

【1】A. explains B. presents C. recognizes D. describes

2A. name B. bird C. nation D. tradition

3A. mistaken B. right C. real D. unknown

4A. ancient B. past C. gone D. future

5A. applying B. turning C. appealing D. referring

6A.on B. to C. over D. in

7A. like B. same C. similar D. equal

8A.foreign B. beautiful C. strange D. local

9A. baby B. female C. other D. American

10A. trend B. delicious C. popular D. well-known

11A. Europeans B. Africans C. Americans D. English

12A.but B. because C. and D. so

13A. question B. difficulty C. connection D. business

14A. study B. borders C. link D. conflict

15A. Why B. Which C. When D. how

16A. almost B. just C. never D. merely

17A. bird B. sign C. symbol D. leader

18A. moral B. fair C. spiritual D. considerate

19A. good B. bad C. logical D. legal

20A. representative B. respectful C. respectable D. responsible

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