[单项选择]Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It’s usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However they will go to the airport. In addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare’s value.
The quickest way to travel in New York is usually by
A. taxi.
B. bus.
C. subway.
D. bicycl

Like all large cities, New York has old problems to solve and (21) ones to face. Slums(贫民窟) must be cleared, and new housing constructed. (22) jams continues to plague(折磨) the city’s overcrowded streets. Not only must new highways be (23) , but old ones must be repaired. Protecting the (24) and safety of New Yorkers (25) an army of police, firemen, and sanitation(卫生) workers. Finding an adequate water (26) is a constant problem, as is the attraction of new business and industry to boost the city’s (27) . Caring for the sick, (28) the young, providing (29) the needy, and helping newcomers to adjust to big city life are additional tasks (30) the city must perform.
In spite of New York’s (31) , millions of visitors continue to flock to the city each year. Thousands stay to work and (32) in the city, (33) to New York’s human resources. New
A. play
B. rob
C. ruin
D. live