Complete the text with the missing words
- located
- influential
- wealthiest
- goods
- lifestyles
- workaholic
- basketball
- active
- household
- laundry
- machine
Amazing city
New York City is officially called New York City, but historically it's named New Amsterdam, and it has the byname — the Big Apple. It is [ ] at the mouth of the Hudson River. It is the largest and the most [ ] American metropolis, but it's not the capital of the country. For the past two centuries, New York has been the largest and [ ] American city. More than half of the people and [ ] that ever entered the United States came through its port.
And what about people? Their [ ] differ from the people who come from other states. First of all, most every person here is a [ ] because there is a big range of different kinds of jobs. People here are very active! They like playing [ ], soccer and other [ ] games. As well as the inhabitants of other cities, New Yorkers have various [ ] chores. But what is interesting, they usually do the [ ] outdoors because it's too expensive to have a washing [ ] at home.
Read the sentences and mark them as True or False
- The capital of the USA is New York. [True|False]
- New York City has a very big port. [True|False]
- The lifestyle of people from New York City is not the same as in other states. [True|False]
- It's hard to find a job here. [True|False]
- Americans can't stand active games. [True|False]
- They have to wash their clothes outdoors. [True|False]