Choose Your Virginia

Rock House Museum

Rock House Museum．Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville．The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century．The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville’s Historic Walking Tour．540/223-3330.

Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia, one of the Seven Natural Wonders

of the World．Caverns of Natural Bridge, guided tours of underground

wonders; Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated

Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the East．Information

800/533-1410.

Grand Caverns

Grand Caverns is America’s Oldest Showcave．Beautiful and massive formations．Union troops visited the caverns．Thomas Jefferson visited – you should too! Open weekends in March, daily April ～ October, 9 am ～ 5 pm．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes．703/249-5705.

The News museum

The News museum in Arlington, the world’s only interactive

museum of news．Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters,

see today’s news as it happens on a block-long video news wall,

and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made．The

news museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m．

～ 5 p.m．888/NEWSEUM．www．News museum．Org

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens, visit over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War, Civil War and into the 21st-century．Home of Betty Washington, George Washington’s only sister, and Patriot Col．Fielding Lewis．Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens．Tea and ginger cookies served．540/373-3381.

Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel / motel rooms,

plus cottages and campgrounds．Enjoy miles of clean

beaches and a variety of family attractions．Fine

restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife,

and special events are offered throughout the year．

800/822-3224.

1.What is the purpose of this passage?

       A．To introduce Virginia to tourists.

       B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia.

       C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia.

       D．To give people a general description of Virginia

2.What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?

       A．It is larger．                                 B．It is more exciting.

       C．Visitors can act in it．                      D．Visitors can see more in it.

3.Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?

       A．Natural Bridge of Virginia                      B．Grand Caverns

       C．Virginia Beach                                     D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

 

Choose Your Virginia

Rock House Museum

Rock House Museum．Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville．The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century．The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville’s Historic Walking Tour．540/223-3330．

Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World．Caverns of Natural Bridge, guided tours of underground wonders; Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the East．Information 800/533-1410．

Grand Caverns

 Grand Caverns is America’s Oldest Showcave．Beautiful and massive formations．Union troops visited the caverns．Thomas Jefferson visited – you should too! Open weekends in March, daily April～October, 9 am～5 pm．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes．703/249-5705．

The News museum

The News museum in Arlington, the world’s only interactive（互动） museum of news．Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters, see today’s news as it happens on a block-long video news wall, and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made．The news museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a．m．～5 p．m．888/NEWSEUM．www．News museum．Org

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens, visit over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War, Civil War and into the 21st-century．Home of Betty Washington, George Washington’s only sister, and Patriot Col．Fielding Lewis．Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens．Tea and ginger cookies served．540/373-3381．

Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel/motel rooms, plus cottages and campgrounds．Enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions．Fine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife, and special events are offered throughout the year．800/822-3224．

68．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To give people a general description of Virginia

B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia．

C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia．

D．To attract tourists to Virginia．

69．What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?

A．It is larger．                               B．It is more exciting．

C．Visitors can see more in it．               D．Visitors can act in it．

70．If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you may go to ______．

A．The News museum                         B．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

C．Virginia Beach                              D．Grand Caverns

71．Which of the following is NOT true about Virginia Beach?

A．Tourists can camp in the open air．

B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there．

C．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach．

D．Tourists can not go there in their own cars．

Choose Your Virginia

Rock House Museum

Rock House Museum．Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville．The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century．The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville’s Historic Walking Tour．540/223-3330．

Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World．Caverns of Natural Bridge, guided tours of underground wonders; Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the East．Information 800/533-1410．

Grand Caverns

 Grand Caverns is America’s Oldest Showcave．Beautiful and massive formations．Union troops visited the caverns．Thomas Jefferson visited – you should too! Open weekends in March, daily April～October, 9 am～5 pm．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes．703/249-5705．

The News museum

The News museum in Arlington, the world’s only interactive（互动） museum of news．Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters, see today’s news as it happens on a block-long video news wall, and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made．The news museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a．m．～5 p．m．888/NEWSEUM．www．News museum．Org

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens, visit over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War, Civil War and into the 21st-century．Home of Betty Washington, George Washington’s only sister, and Patriot Col．Fielding Lewis．Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens．Tea and ginger cookies served．540/373-3381．

Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel/motel rooms, plus cottages and campgrounds．Enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions．Fine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife, and special events are offered throughout the year．800/822-3224．

68．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To give people a general description of Virginia

B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia．

C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia．

D．To attract tourists to Virginia．

69．What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?

A．It is larger．                               B．It is more exciting．

C．Visitors can see more in it．               D．Visitors can act in it．

70．If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you may go to ______．

A．The News museum                         B．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

C．Virginia Beach                              D．Grand Caverns

71．Which of the following is NOT true about Virginia Beach?

A．Tourists can camp in the open air．

B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there．

C．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach．

D．Tourists can not go there in their own cars．