单选题 When you hear people talk about Washington D.C., you may want to know what the letters D.C. mean. They mean "District of Columbia". Washington, the capital city of the USA, is in the District of Columbia, not, as you might expect, in the State of Washington. Washington State is thousands of miles away on the northwest coast. (There are also several other towns called Washington in the United States.)
Washington D.C. lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. It's about 220 miles south of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest way to get there is by long-distance bus, or by the fast (125-mile-an-hour) train which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying. I would travel far more than 220 miles to see Washington. It's not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done. It was carefully planned as the nation's capital by a Frenchman, Pierre L' Enfant. The city was named after George Washington, the much-loved, much-admired, much- respected first President of the United States. In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land on which it stands.

单选题 What do the letters D.C. mean?
A. The District of Columbia. B. Initial name of a person in Columbia.
C. A park name in Columbia. D. A street name in Columbia.

单选题 Where is Washington D.C. ?
A. 300 miles north of New York City.
B. 200 miles south of Michigan.
C. 220 miles south of New York City.
D. 250 miles north of Atlanta.

单选题 In what way does Washington D.C. appear to be different from other big cities?
A. It was carefully planned as a nation's capital by a Frenchman.
B. It was named after Abraham Lincoln.
C. It has grown up accidentally.
D. It was encircled by many lakes.

单选题 The capital city of the United States is in the ______.
A. State of Washington B. District of Columbia
C. State of New York D. southern part of the country

单选题 The most ideal way to get to Washington is by ______.
A. long-distance bus B. the fast plane
C. the fast train D. both A and C