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Practice: Articles

Insert a, an, the, or 0 for no article in each of the blank spaces.

Around New York

Living in ______ New York is _______ treat. There is always something happening. There are

_______ people on _______ streets day and night. _______ yellow cabs are always moving

around _______ city, looking for _______ passengers. _______ restaurants are always

filled, ______ morning, noon, and night. Some New Yorkers eat all their meals in _____

restaurants.

_______ Manhattan is _____ center of ______ New York. It is _______ island with two

million people living on it. _______ Hudson River is on ______ one side of _______

Manhattan, and _______ East River is on ______ other side. Right down _______ middle

is _______ Fifth Avenue. _______ Central Park is between ________ Fifth Avenue and

______ Central Park West (Avenue). There are _______ lots of trees in _______ park. It's

_______ lovely place to spend _____ afternoon.

_____ Columbia University is on _____ upper West Side of ______ city, that is ______

northern part. There are _______ lot of very nice stores to look at near _______ university

campus. _______ New York University is in _______ Greenwich Village, ______

fabulous shopping area between _______ mid-town business district and ________ Wall

Street area. _______ Wall Street is where all _______ stockbrokers work. If you go to

________ Wall Street, you should see ________ World Trade Center. It is also known as

_______ Twin Towers. If you go to ________ top of _______ Twin Towers--more than

100 stories, you can see all of _______ Manhattan and _______ lots of ________ New

Jersey and ______ Connecticut too. It's ________ wonderful view!

You should take ______ subway for ______ long distances. They are very fast. For shorter

distances, take ______ bus. You will see more of ______ sights. ______ best way to see

_______ New York, however, is on _______ foot.

You might want to see _______ Broadway show. They are very expensive, but you can get

_______ half-price tickets on _______ day of _______ show at _______ ticket booth on

_______ Broadway. Many people like to go to _______ museums while they are in _____

New York. ______ New York museums are wonderful and inexpensive.

_______ New York can be pricey. _______ best restaurants are ______ very expensive.

However, ______ most expensive part of ______ trip will be _______ hotel. If you have

______ friend in _____ New York, you might want to be extra nice to him or her and maybe

you'll get ______ inexpensive room AND _______ guide! Come to _______ New York.

You'll have _______ good time!