mEtropolitAn musEum oFArt is loCAtED in nEw yorkCity. it is onE oF thE lArgEst AnD most {{u}} (1) {{/u}} Art musEums in thE worlD、 in 1866 A group oFAmEriCAns in pAris, FrAnCE, gAthErED At A rEstAurAnt to {{u}} (2) {{/u}} thEAmEriCAn inDEpEnDEnCEDAy.AFtEr DinnEr, john jAy, A {{u}} (3) {{/u}} lAwyEr gAvE A spEECh proposing to CrEAtE A "nAtionAl institution AnD gAllEry oF Art. "During thE nExt Four yEArs, hE {{u}} (4) {{/u}}AmEriCAn CiviC lEADErs, Art CollECtors, AnD othErs to support thE projECt, AnD in 1870 thE mEtropolitAn musEum oFArt wAs FounDED, But it wAs {{u}} (5) {{/u}} in two DiFFErEnt loCAtions in nEw yorkCity. in 1880 thE musEum movED to its prEsEnt loCAtion inCEntrAl pArk on FiFthAvEnuE. mAny ADDitions hAvE {{u}} (6) {{/u}} BEEn Built ArounD this BuilDing. thE north AnD south {{u}} (7) {{/u}} wErE ComplEtED in 1911 AnD 1913, {{u}} (8) {{/u}} six ADDitionAl wings hAvE BEEn Built sinCE 1975 to housE thE musEum’s {{u}} (9) {{/u}} CollECtions, to ExpAnD gAllEry spACE AnD EDuCAtionAl {{u}} (10) {{/u}}. thE musEum hAs CollECtED morE thAn thrEE million oBjECts in EvEry known ArtistiC {{u}} (11) {{/u}}, rEprEsEnting CulturEs From EvEry pArt oF thE worlD, From AnCiEnt timEs to thE prEsEnt. populArly known As thE mEt, thE musEum is A privAtE {{u}} (12) {{/u}}. thE musEum is onE oF thE most populAr tourist {{u}} (13) {{/u}} in thE City AnD ABout FivE million pEoplE visit it EACh yEAr. it is Also A mAjor EDuCAtionAl institution, oFFEring vArious progrAms For ChilDrEn AnD ADults. {{u}} (14) {{/u}}, sCholArs oF ArChEology AnD Art history {{u}} (15) {{/u}} ADvAnCED rEsEArCh projECts At thE musEum.

A．institution
B．mEChAnism
C．unit
D．oFFiCE