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　　One of the tallest and most interesting animals in the world is the 1 ndline．Giraffes are 2 　 about 6 metres tall．They are more than 3 　 metres taller than an elephant．Half of the giraffe's height comes from its neck and the neck is 4 　 than its legs．

　　Giraffes like to live 5 　 small groups and have meals with other animals．A baby giraffe is two metres tall at birth．It can 6 　 by itself within a few minutes and can run 7 　 in about two days．

　　Giraffes have two ways to 8 themselves．If a giraffe is 9 ndline,one way is that it can run away at about 30 miles per hour, 10 　 way is that it can stay to fight with its strong legs．

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　　In America, on school and work days, breakfast in most homes is often a hurried meal of milk, bread, juice or coffee．Some people even don't have it in order to get to 　　1　　 or school on time．Others just stop at coffee shops for coffee．But on weekends, 　　2　　 are quite different．People usually get up late, so they have enough time to have a large breakfast with eggs, home-fries potatoes and bread．

　　Lunch is just a 　　3　　 break from the day's work rather than a large, long meal．It usually lasts 　　4　　 half an hour or an hour, so family members do not have time to 　　5　　 home．Most people have a sandwich or a hamburger, and fruit or ice-cream for lunch．　　6　　 people either take their lunches to work in the brown paper“lunch bag”, 　　7　　 eat a sandwich at a fast food restaurant．Children 　　8　　 to bring the“lunch box”．

　　Dinner is the most 　　9　　 meal of the day in the United States．At this meal, most American families can sit down 　　10　　．It is usually a hot, large meal and it is quite different from lunch．Lunch is often cold and quick．　　11　　 usually cooked dinner for their families in the past．Nowadays, 　　12　　, with more women working and as a result of“women's liberation(解放)”, men are doing more in the 　　13　　．Dinners throughout America are quite 　　14　　, but most people have a meat dish, a vegetable, and rice or bread．Milk, water and soft drinks are common at dinner, but wine is only for 　　15　　 occasions(场合)．Dinner is usually eaten between 5∶00 p.m. and 7∶00 p.m. and often later in restaurants．Most Americans enjoy themselves at this time．

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