Getting Meaning from Context

Find the words from the reading in the list below that fit each of the definitions. Match each word with its definition. (The words are listed in the order they appear in the text.)

      a. the local language of Galicia, Spain
      b. one of five administrative regions of New York City
      c. a kind of electric train that travels underground
      d. a large amount of something placed one on top of another
      e. how old you have to be in order to consume alcohol
      f. the bad use of something, especially when there is a limited supply
      g. quiet; without much activity or excitement
      h. the green land outside of towns and cities

1		countryside
2		a big pile
3		Gallego
4		drinking age
5		waste
6		sleepy
7		subway
8		borough