VisitingtheEmbassiesofWashingtonD．C．WashingtonD．C．isknownforitsmanymuseumsandgovernmentbuildings．Itisalsohometoembassies（大使馆）frommorethan170countries.Manyofthesebuildingsaroundthecityha

　　VisitingtheEmbassiesofWashingtonD．C．

　　WashingtonD．C．isknownforitsmanymuseumsandgovernmentbuildings．Itisalsohometoembassies（大使馆）frommorethan170countries.Manyofthesebuildingsaroundthecityhaveinterestinghistories.Someembassiesareinlargehistoricalhomes.Otherswerebuiltmorerecentlytoshowthebuildingdesihgnoftheircountries.Manyembassiesholdspecialcultural（文化）events.

　　TheEmbassyofUzbekistan

　　Itisinarichlydecorated（装修）homebuiltin1906byawealthybankerClarenceMoore.ButMrMooredidnotlivetoenjoyhishouseforverylong.HediedonboardtheshipTitanicwhichsank1912·ThisbuildingservedastheCanadianEmbassybeforeUzbekistanboughtitin1996．

　　TheEmbassyofFinland

　　TheItalianEmbassyisnearMassachusettsAvenue.NearbytheEmbassyofFinlandlookslikeitisbuiltoutofblocksofglass．Itsdesignismodern，butitfitsinnicelywiththenaturalenvironmentaroundit．Ascreenofplantscoverspartofthefrontofthebuilding．Inside．visitorsCanlookthroughlargeglasswindowsdeepintothewoodedareasofRockCreekPark.TheFinnishEmbassyholdsmanyinterestingexhibits．

　　TheEmbassyofFrance

　　ItisinagatedareaoffReservoirRoad．Theembassy’sculturalcenterLaMaisonFrancaiseorganizesmanyculturalevents．Also．ifyouareveryluckyyoumightbeinvitedtoapartyatthehomeoftheFrenchambassador(大使)．ThisextraordinaryhomeintheKaloramaneighborhoodlookslikeapalace。OrganizationsliketheWashingtonOperasometimeshp1deventsinthisbeautifulhouse。

　　TheInternationalCenter

　　Lastmonth，ChinaopenedanewembassyintheareaofWashingtoncalledtheInternationalCenter．C．C．PeiandL．C。Peidesignedthebuilding．Measuringmorethan10．000squaremeters，thisisOneofthebiggestembassiesinWashington．C．C．Peisaidtheareasofplantsaroundtheembassyweretopresentpeopleanaturalandcalmingdesign．

　　Whichembassywasoncealargehistoricalhome?

　　A．TheInternationalCenter． B．TheEmbassyofFinland．

　　C．TheEmbassyofFrance． D．TheEmbassyofUzbekistan．

　　WhatcanwelearnabouttheInternationalCenterfromthetext?

　　A．Itoncebelongedtoarichbanker．