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Practice: Articles

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.

Lesson Answer Key List of Lessons
adapted from Rowland Travel Guide to Toronto, Rowland & Jacob, 1988