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Around New York
Living in __0____ New York is ___a____ treat. There is always something happening. There are
___0____ people on ___the____ streets day and night. _0_or_The____ yellow cabs are always
moving around ___the____ city, looking for ___0____ passengers. ___The____ restaurants are
always filled, ___0___ morning, noon, and night. Some New Yorkers eat all their meals in
__0___ restaurants.
___0____ Manhattan is __the___ center of __0____ New York. It is ___an____ island with
two million people living on it. ___The____ Hudson River is on __0____ one side of ___0____
Manhattan, and __the_____ East River is on __the____ other side. Right down ___the____
middle is ___0____ Fifth Avenue. __0_____ Central Park is between ____0____ Fifth Avenue and
___0___ Central Park West (Avenue). There are ___0____ lots of trees in ___0____ park. It's
___a____ lovely place to spend __an
or the___ afternoon.
__0___ Columbia University is on __the___ upper West Side of __the_ city, that is ___the__
northern part. There are ___a____ lot of very nice stores to look at near ___the____ university
campus. ___0____ New York University is in ___0____ Greenwich Village, ___a___
fabulous shopping area between __the__ mid-town business district and ___the__ Wall Street
area. __0___ Wall Street is where all ___the_ stockbrokers work. If you go to __0______
Wall Street, you should see ___the___ World Trade Center. It is also known as _the_ Twin
Towers. If you go to _the__ top of __the__ Twin Towers--more than 100 stories, you can
see all of __0____ Manhattan and ___0____ lots of ___0___ New Jersey and __0____
Connecticut too. It's __a___ wonderful
view!
You should take __the___ subway for ___0__ long distances. They are very fast. For shorter
distances, take __a or the_ bus. You will see more of __the_ sights. _The__ best way to see
___0___ New York, however, is on _0___
foot.
You might want to see __a____ Broadway show. They are very expensive, but you can get
___0___ half-price tickets on __the__ day of __the___ show at ___a___ ticket booth on
___0__ Broadway. Many people like to go to ___0___ museums while they are in __0__
New York. __The__ New York museums are
wonderful and inexpensive.
___0___ New York can be pricey. __The__ best restaurants are __0____ very expensive.
However, _the__ most expensive part of __the_ trip will be _the______ hotel. If you have
__a___ friend in _0___ New York, you might want to be extra nice to him or her and maybe
you'll get __an____ inexpensive room. Come to __0_____ New York. You'll have __a_____
good time!
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