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monasteries and chapels that were brought from Europe and rebuilt,
stone by stone. It houses an outstanding collection of Medieval art.

5. Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false
according to the text. Correct the false statements to make them
true:

1. In 1624 two ship-loads of Dutch colonists arrived and under
the leadership of Peter Minuit set up their first settlement,
named New Amsterdam.
2. The third wave, which came after 1890, was so different from
its predecessors that it is often called the "new immigration".
It is consisted mostly of people of Mediterranean and
Scandinavian origins.
3. In 1898 Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Richmond and
Brooklyn joined to form Greater New York.
4. As the political headquarters of the world, New York is the
home of some of the world's largest political parties.
5. Manhattan is crossed from north to south by avenues and
from east to west by streets. The avenues and streets are
numbered.
6. Rockefeller Center is the world's largest privately-owned
business and entertainment complex. Its 31 buildings cover
5 acres.
7. Columbus Circle is the financial centre of Greater New
York.
8. Central Park combines beautifully-landscaped areas with a
remarkable variety of recreation facilities : the Central Park
Zoo, Children's Zoo, two skating rinks, model yacht pond,
carousel, two rowing lakes, a lot of museums.
9. Columbia University it is a private institution where the
tuition is very high.
10. Guggenheim Museum specializes in modern painting,
sculpture and graphic arts.