史学家钱穆在论及唐代的科举时说：“唐代门第势力正盛，在那时推行考试，应考的还是有许多是门第子弟。门第子弟在家庭中有家教熏染，并已早懂得许多政治掌故，一旦从政，比较有办法。如是积渐到晚唐，大门第逐步堕落，应考的多数是寒窗苦读的穷书生。他们除却留心应考的科目，专心在文选诗赋，或是经籍记诵外，国家并未对他们有所谓教育。门第教训也没有了，政治传统更是茫然无知。“钱穆认为唐代的科举制（    ）

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        On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one l ____  turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p ____ a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e ____ this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s____ to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r ____ of its life.
         Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c____ . Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i ____ of the bald eagle, to be America's icon.
     Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w ____ turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s ____ up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
     Turkeys don't have ears. They h  ____ with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human's.