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 ___0_ Toronto different? There's no simple answer. Certainly, __0__ Toronto's

success is not rooted in ____0___ ancient history as much as it comes from _the ____ recent

past. Toronto has always been one of __the__ cleanest cities in ___0___ North America. It is

also ___a___ very convenient city.

Consider __the_ excellent public transit system in Toronto. At __the_ end of ___0___ World

War II (1939-1945),  other ___0___ North American cities were cutting back on their public

transit system in favor of __0___ private cars. But that is when Toronto began to build _a___

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

began to buy __0___ new streetcars and expand ___0__ service. While other cities were

planning __0__ new expressways in __the__ 1970s, ___0__ Toronto stopped building them

and started to build __a__ second subway line.
 

__0____ visitors learn quickly that Toronto's __0___ subway system is __a__ great way to get

around in __the__ central city. It is _the_ most popular transit system on _the__ continent.

__the_ average Torontonian rides _the__ subway or streetcar four times __a___ week or 225

times _a__ year.  That's more than double __the_ average for New Yorkers.
 

___The_ TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is __the__ great social glue of __the_ city. It is

__a__ place where _the or 0_ rich, middle-class and poor meet in __0_ peace and harmony.

It's where Torontonians learn __0__ respect for their neighbors--being pushy on __the_ TTC

doesn't get anyone there faster. __0___ public transit requires a certain amount of __0___

cooperation and ___0___ less attention to __0___ individual desires to allow for __0___

more efficient transportation for everyone.

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