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Maryland

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  1. Annapolis is ___ capital city of Maryland.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the

  2. The U.S. Naval Academy is ___ in Annapolis.
    a. located
    b. locate
    c. locating

  3. The Baltimore Orioles baseball team ___ the state bird.
    a. names
    b. is named after
    c. is the name of

  4. The Baltimore Orioles play baseball ___ the Camden Yards stadium.
    a. on
    b. at
    c. under

  5. For a long time, tobacco ___ been an important crop in Maryland.
    a. was
    b. is
    c. have
    d. has
    e. ever

  6. Maryland is one of ___ original 13 United States.
    a. the
    b. a
    c. these

  7. Baltimore, Maryland, is called a city ___ neighborhoods, meaning that there are many different groups who live in Baltimore.
    a. under
    b. of
    c. by
    d. after
    e. in

  8. If you're ___ in swimming, Ocean City is the place to go.
    a. interested
    b. interesting

  9. People ___ from all over to see the Preakness, a famous horse race.
    a. go
    b. stay
    c. come

  10. The United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written ___ a Maryland resident named Francis Scott Key.
    a. for
    b. by


Copyright (C) 1997 by Jonathan Benda (benda@s867.thu.edu.tw)
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