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2、methebestnicknameforanAmericancity.Thewinnerwasthenation'slargestcity,NewYork.ThetopnicknamewasTheBigApple.YoumightwonderhowNewYorkgotthisnickname.Intheearlynineteenseventies,thecityhadmanyproblems.Thenumberofvisitorswasfalling.Soacampaignwaslaunchedtogivethecityanewimage.TheheadoftheNewYo

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6、rgerandstrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.Suddenlyshefeltthebirdgolimp.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herdesperatelovehadkilledhim.Shenoticedtheotherbirdm

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