It’s nearly midnight in the big city. But the big city is not (36) . The sidewalks are crowded with people. Some are (37) the movies, the plays, and the concerts. Some are stopping to look in the bright store windows. Some are waiting for buses and taxis. The (38) are filled with people. The hotels are filled with (39) and businessmen who have come from all over the world.
Many people work at night in the big city. Bright lights are shining from the windows of the tall buildings. In newspaper offices, reporters are (40) up their stories and editors are (41) over their copy. In hospitals, night nurses are making their usual (42) . In the fire stations, an (43) is waking up the firemen. A fire has just broken out somewhere in the big city. (44) .Taxis are taking tired people from the airport and the railroad stations to the hotels. (45) .Trucks are bringing fresh fruit and vegetables into the city. Ships loaded with food and fuel are tied up at the dock. (46) .But they are never deserted in the big city.