18. Driving to the airport in early morning, Nick and Ron were excited. As it was their ______ ONE journey...

1. Driving to the airport in the early morning, Nick and Ron were excited. As it was their first journey abroad without parents, they felt excited and a bit nervous.
2. They arrived in New York at about 10 p.m. and decided to go ahead and get some sightseeing out of the way.
3. When they settled on the Empire State Building, the 86th floor was windier than they had expected.
4. Nevertheless, they got a great view of the city.
5. The rain poured when they woke up the next morning. But the boys only had two days in New York, so they had to get up and get on with it.
6. The boys spent most of the day wandering around Times Square. They enjoyed watching all the people and the street performers.
7. They liked this city as it was always alive, always running from one thing to another. That’s why it's called "the city that never sleeps".
8. When Nick and Ron returned to the hotel to pack, they didn’t want to leave. Nick said: “New York is the best place I've ever seen”.
9. Flying back home, Nick thought: “I wish we had spent more time in that amazing city!”.

Here are the answers to the fill-in-the-blank exercise based on the context provided in each sentence:

1. Driving to the airport in early morning, Nick and Ron were excited. As it was their first journey abroad without parents they felt excited and a bit nervous.

2. They arrived in New York at about 10 p.m., and decided to go ahead and get some sightseeing out of the way.

3. When they settled on the Empire State Building, the 86th floor was windier than they had expected.

4. Nevertheless, they got the greatest view of the city.

5. The rain was pouring when they woke up the next morning. But the boys only had two days in New York, so they had to get up and get on it.

6. The boys spent most of the day wandering around Times Square. They enjoyed watching all the people and the street performers.

7. They liked this city as it was always alive, always running from one thing to another. That’s why it is called “the city that never sleeps”.

8. When Nick and Ron returned to the hotel to pack, they didn’t want to leave. Nick said: “New York is the best place I have seen”.

9. Flying back home Nick thought: “I wish we had spent more time in that amazing city!”.

These answers use the appropriate verb forms and fillers to complete the sentences meaningfully and grammatically.

1. first
2. arrived
3. windier
4. great
5. poured
6. watching
7. is called
8. have seen
9. had spent