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     Mexico (墨西哥) is to the south of the U. S. and it's a very beautiful country. Most of the people there speak Spanish.

     Mexico is one of the most famous old cultural centers in the world. The Maya Civilization (玛雅文明) was developed there. People can see many old buildings in Mexico, such as the Sun Pyramid and the Moon Pyramid They are very famous places of interest, and lots of people from the world visit them every day.

     In Mexico, you can see cactuses (仙人掌) everywhere. There are about two thousand kinds of cactuses in the world, and you can find more than half of them in Mexico. Some cactuses are about 17 meters tall and 40,000 kilograms! That's amazing, isn't it? So Mexico is called "The Nation of Cactuses".

     Mexico is also the home town of corn. The Mexican usually say, "We created (创造) corn and at the same time, corn created us."

1. （1） Why do many people from the world visit Mexico every day?
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5. （3） People in Mexico usually speak .
7. （4） There are about kinds of cactuses in Mexico.
9. （5） is first grown in Mexico.