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　　Canada is the second largest country is the world．It is over 7,000 kilometers from the 　　1　　 coast(海岸)to the east．It 　　2　　 six time zones．　　3　　 it is 9 a．m．in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1∶30 p.m．in St John’s on the east coast．

　　English and French 　　4　　 the two main languages in Canada．About 60 percent of 　　5　　 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French．More 　　6　　 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(边境)．

　　Ottawa is the capital．Every year millions of tourists go there to 　　7　　 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities．Toronto is the largest city of the country 　　8　　 about 2.5 million people．Montreal is 　　9　　 second biggest French-speaking city in the world．

　　The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada．The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 　　10　　 white background．

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　　My husband and I were talking about possible colors because it was time for painting the kitchen again．The children, sat nearby and suddenly 　　1　　 , “Not the measuring(测量)stick! ”

　　The measuring stick isn't a real stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room．Along the edge we have 　　2　　 each child's growth by making a mark 　　3　　 his or her height on every birthday．Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were 　　4　　 that the door came to be 　　5　　 like a painting．

　　Names and dates show different hand-writing, and I can 　　6　　 by the script(手迹)who measured whom．An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured 　　7　　．At parties, when this door swings, friends stop to 　　8　　 the names and date．When we ask 　　9　　 they would like to be immortalized(不灭), they usually had a smile．

　　Many of these listed on the door are still 　　10　　 while some have stopped．Some 　　11　　 with us only in memory．When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduated from university, we 　　12　　 her, too．It was her last visit to our home．

　　We haven't decided on the new kitchen 　　13　　 plan yet, but one thing is 　　14　　：Whether we paint the trim curry gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will be always 　　15　　 with lots of names and dates in various colors

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