The first United States lawn tennis game was played ______.A.at NahantB.on the Staten Isla
The first United States lawn tennis game was played ______.
A.at Nahant
B.on the Staten Island
C.in Boston
D.in New York
The first United States lawn tennis game was played ______.
A.at Nahant
B.on the Staten Island
C.in Boston
D.in New York
The University of Georgia, () in 1785, was the first state supported University in the United States.
A.it was chartered
B.was chartered
C.chartered
D.to be chartered
A.While
B.being
C.Although
D.He was
A.medical men
B.upper-class women
C.professional nurses
D.military commanders
Why does the author mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A.It was the headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Board.
B.Many of the tallest lighthouses were built there.
C.The first lantern wicks were developed there.
D.The first lighthouse in North America was built there.
A.The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.
B.More foreigners want to come to China.
C.People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.
D.Those hotels can offer good service.
A.He had a broad vision of his country's future.
B.He put the interests of Virginia ahead of those of the Union.
C.He ignored the advice of people who settled the western region.
D.He was one of the first government officials to travel in the western United States.
What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To contrast travel by steamship and stagecoach.
B.To criticize the level of public debt in nineteenth century in Canada.
C.To describe the introduction of steamships in Canada.
D.To show how Canada surpassed the United States in transportation improvements.
【D1】
Originally the White House was gray and was called the Presidential Palace. It was built from 1792 to 1800. At this time, the city of Washington itself was being built. It was to be the nation's new capital city. George Washington, the first President, and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, chose the place for the new city. L'Enfant then planned the city. The President's home was an important part of the plan.
A contest was held to pick a design for the President's home. An architect named James Hoban won. He designed a large three-story house of gray stone.
President Washington never lived in the Presidential Palace. The first President to live there was John Adams, the second President of the United States, and his wife. Mrs. Adams did not really like her new house. In her letters, she often complained about the cold. Fifty fireplaces were not enough to keep the house warm.
In 1812 the United States and Britain went to war. In 1814 the British invaded Washington. They burned many buildings, including the Presidential Palace.
After the war James Hoban, the original architect, partially rebuilt the President's home. To cover the marks of the fire, the building was painted white. Before long it became known as the White House.
The White House is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States. Every year more than 1. 5 million visitors go through the five rooms that are open to the public.
The White House was built in Washington______.
A.because a French engineer was invited to design it
B.because President George Washington liked to live in it
C.because the British invaders lived in it in 1812—1814
D.because it was to be the nation's capital city