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The woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life___ (help) the needy in her beloved city.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier___(marry),she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family____had been rich for least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the___(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization___ (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving___his money. And apparently she did. Miss Astor gave tens of millions of dollars___ (main) to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was___the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers, the poor and disabled as___as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today____her support.

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