Write a, an, the, or 0 for no article in each of the spaces in the guidebook story about Toronto below.

An Introduction to Toronto

What makes ______ Toronto different? There's no simple answer. Certainly, _____ Toronto's

success is not rooted in ________ ancient history as much as it comes from _______ recent

past. Toronto has always been one of _______ cleanest cities in _______ North America. It is

also _______ very convenient city.

Consider ______ excellent public transit system in Toronto. At _____ end of ______ World

War II (1939-1945),  other _______ North American cities were cutting back on their public

transit system in favor of ______ private cars. But that is when Toronto began to build _____

subway. In ______ late 1960's, just as streetcars were being removed from most cities, Toronto

began to buy _______ new streetcars and expand ______ service. While other cities were

planning ______ new expressways in _______ 1970s, _______ Toronto stopped building them

and started to build _____ second subway line.
 

______ visitors learn quickly that Toronto's ______ subway system is _____ great way to get

around in _______ central city. It is _____ most popular transit system on ______ continent.

______ average Torontonian rides ______ subway or streetcar four times ______ week or 225

times ____ year.  That's more than double ______ average for New Yorkers.
 

_______ TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is _______ great social glue of ______ city. It is

_______ place where ______ rich, middle-class and poor meet in ______ peace and harmony.

It's where Torontonians learn ______ respect for their neighbors--being pushy on ______ TTC

doesn't get anyone there faster. _______ public transit requires a certain amount of ______

cooperation and ________ less attention to ________ individual desires to allow for ______

more efficient transportation for everyone.

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adapted from Rowland Travel Guide to Toronto, Rowland & Jacob, 1988