I live in Pennsylvania． It is a （1）　　（north） state of America， which is the 33rd （2）　　（large） state in America． You might know some of the cities， like Philadelphia， Pittsburgh and Allentown． The state capital is Harrisburg． Now let me tell you a little more about my state．

    Several Indian tribes（部落） lived in Pennsylvania before（3）　　（Europe）came． The Dutch came first， （4）　　（follow） by Sweden． England started colonies（殖民地） later． After a few fights， they （5）　　（take） control of the land．

    Pennsylvania （6）　　（give） to the Penn family later． That is how Pennsylvania got its name． Pennsylvania was the （7）　　（two） to join the nation． The city of Philadelphia （8）　　（be）an important city since the colony was founded． It was even the capital of America， too!

    Today， Pennsylvania is sometimes regarded as the snack capital of the country． It is famous for snacks， like pretzels and chips， Heinz ketchup and sauces． There is also Hershey， which is well （9）　　（know） as the chocolate company．

    There are steel companies in the state， as well as a lot of colleges． There are plenty of things （10）（do）　　 in Pennsylvania． There are several major sports teams． Pennsylvania has 121 state parks， and they all have free（11）　　（enter）． Hunting is popular here， too．

    Are you thinking about （12）　　（visit） the state？