Select the correct answer. What is the meaning of the idiom “the city that never sleeps”?

A. to inform readers about the cultural diversity found in art, music, and food

B. to describe the people who live there and their poor sleeping habits

C. to create an image in the readers mind that there is so much noise no one can sleep

D. to express that if you want to do everything there is to do, you wouldn’t have time to sleep

The Big Apple
More than eight million people live in New York City today. It is an exciting city to live in. There are many options for things to do and see there and rich cultural diversity. Some of the best museums in the world are housed in New York. Among them are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim. Also, the city has thousands of restaurants from which to choose, and some of the most varied types of cuisine can be found in the Big Apple. Dining out in New York is an interesting experience. You can find food made by people from many different nations—from France, to Italy, to Korea, and many more. New York has also been described as the economic center of the United States. The United Nations Headquarters, Wall Street, and the New York Stock Exchange are located there. It’s no wonder that people call New York "the city that never sleeps."