Read the following text about subways in New York City.

Fill each gap with one suitable word. Do not change the text.

There is an example (0) at the beginning.

New York City has (0) one of the biggest systems of underground trains in the world. If somebody put all the tracks end to end, (1) ________________________________ would reach from New York to Chicago.

The subway never closes completely, some trains run twenty-four hours, seven days (2) _______________________________ week, all year round. Entrances with red-ball signs are closed (3) _________________________________ night, while (4) _______________________________ with green-ball signs are open 24/7.

The subway in New York is the busiest in the US but Tokyo in Japan (5) _______________________________ twice as many passengers a year. As well as being one of the world’s oldest and busiest systems, New York City’s subway has a number of well-kept secrets. Here are two of them. City Hall subway station is one of the (6) _______________________________ beautiful sections of the subway but it is no longer in use. The nicely decorated walls and elegant windows make it (7) _____________________________ like a little church. This is not a surprise because the architects also designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The other secret lies below a famous hotel which has its own special station only for VIPs. Once an American president used it to (8) _______________________________ the fact that he needed a wheelchair. Nowadays, the station is still used as an emergency escape when presidents stay in the hotel above.

Read the following text about the Rockefeller Center.

Fill in the gaps using the words in brackets in the correct form.

Do not change the text. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

The Rockefeller Center – a complex of about 20 (0 BUILD) buildings – lies in the center of Manhattan. The Comcast Building – one of the 19 skyscrapers – is the tallest building with a (1 HIGH) ________________________ of 259 m. The Rockefeller Center is situated near (2 FIVE) _________________________ Avenue. Back in 1926 there (3 BE) ________________________ plans to create a new opera house. John Rockefeller – a (4 SUCCESS) ____________________________ businessman – liked the architect’s concept so much that he took a (5 LEAD) _______________________________role in the project. He himself (6 SIGNATURE) ______________________________ a contract to rent the land for 24 years. After the 1929 financial crash, the opera house owners didn’t want to be part of the project anymore. So, Rockefeller had to think of something different and he (7 COME) ____________________________ up with the idea of constructing ‘a city within a city’ – both a commercial and a cultural center. The concept was totally new. He built a group of skyscrapers as one unit and integrated art works from well-known sculptors and (8 PAINT) _____________________________.

Over the years the Rockefeller Center (9 BECOME) _____________________________ a must-see sight for visitors. The ice-skating rink in front of the Rockefeller Center is visited by half a million people every year, especially when the impressively decorated Christmas tree is to be seen. Another (10 ATTRACT) _____________________________ is the Rainbow Restaurant on the 65th floor. It offers delicious food and a beautiful view over the city.

New York City has (0) one of the biggest systems of underground trains in the world. If somebody put all the tracks end to end, (1) they would reach from New York to Chicago. The subway never closes completely, some trains run twenty-four hours, seven days (2) a week, all year round. Entrances with red-ball signs are closed (3) at/every/all night, while (4) those/others/entrances with green-ball signs are open 24/7.

The subway in New York is the busiest in the US but Tokyo in Japan (5) has/transports/carries twice as many passengers a year. As well as being one of the world’s oldest and busiest systems, New York City’s subway has a number of well-kept secrets. Here are two of them. City Hall subway station is one of the (6) most/really beautiful sections of the subway but it is no longer in use. The nicely decorated walls and elegant windows make it (7) look/appear/seem like a little church. This is not a surprise because the architects also designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The other secret lies below a famous hotel which has its own special station only for VIPs. Once an American president used it to (8) hide/disguise the fact that he needed a wheelchair. Nowadays, the station is still used as an emergency escape when presidents stay in the hotel above.

The Rockefeller Center – a complex of about 20 (0 BUILD) buildings – lies in the center of Manhattan. The Comcast Building – one of the 19 skyscrapers – is the tallest building with a (1 HIGH) height of 259 m. The Rockefeller Center is situated near (2 FIVE) Fifth/fifth/5th Avenue. Back in 1926 there (3 BE) were plans to create a new opera house. John Rockefeller – a (4 SUCCESS) successful businessman – liked the architect’s concept so much that he took a (5 LEAD) leading role in the project. He himself (6 SIGNATURE) signed/had signed a contract to rent the land for 24 years. After the 1929 financial crash, the opera house owners didn’t want to be part of the project anymore. So, Rockefeller had to think of something different and he (7 COME) came up with the idea of constructing ‘a city within a city’ – both a commercial and a cultural center. The concept was totally new. He built a group of skyscrapers as one unit and integrated art works from well-known sculptors and (8 PAINT) painters.

Over the years the Rockefeller Center (9 BECOME) has become a must-see sight for visitors. The ice-skating rink in front of the Rockefeller Center is visited by half a million people every year, especially when the impressively decorated Christmas tree is to be seen. Another (10 ATTRACT) attraction is the Rainbow Restaurant on the 65th floor. It offers delicious food and a beautiful view over the city.