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The USA is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia, Canada and China. The population(人口) of the USA is the third largest in the world.

The Mississippi River is the longest river in America. It's over 6,000 kilometers long. The Mississippi River has been called the "Father of Waters" or "Old Man River". The most important lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes. They are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. All of them are between Canada and the United States except(除了) Lake Michigan.

Let us talk about American education(教育). There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to pay for their schooling. Children start school when they are five years old. Most students are eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中级) schools.

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Its size in the world is the fourth largest.	Its 1. in the world is the third largest.	The longest river in America has a length of 2..
Of the Great Lakes 3. isn't between Canada and the USA.	The kids in America can have free education in 4..	Children started school at the age of 5..

1.population 2.over 6,000 kilometers 3.Lake Michigan 4.public schools 5.five 【解析】美国是世界上面积第四大的国家，美国的人口是世界第三多，密西西比河是美国最长的河流。美国有五大湖，它们是苏必利尔湖、密歇根湖、休伦湖、伊利湖和安大略湖。美国有两种学校：公立学校和私立学校。孩子们五岁就开始上学了...

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