York, is another convenient way to get into the city if you happen to be nearby. Those trains come into Grand Central Station, which is located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue.

　　Bus: For those of you on a tight budget (or who are just plain cheap but have a lot of time on your hands), the bus is always an option. Buses - run by several companies including Greyhound, Trailways, Peter Pan and New Jersey Transit - are usually much cheaper than trains and planes, and they are just as convenient, arriving at Port Authority, located at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. Of course, buses take longer and have smellier bathrooms.

　　Driving: If you choose to drive to New York City, your best bet is to find a garage as soon as you arrive and park your car for the duration of the trip. Driving and parking in the city are both impossible, and will certainly make your trip miserable. Since New York has excellent public transportation and thousands of taxis, you really don't need your car if you are staying in Manhattan.

　　1．In many films New York City seems ________.

　　A．dangerous　　B．traditional

　　C．convenient D．unique

　　2．Which one shows the right order of airports' distance from New York City?

　　A．JFK International Airport－Newark－La Guardia

　　B．La Guardia－JFK International Airport－Newark

　　C．La Guardia－Newark－JFK International Airport

　　D．JFK International Airport－La Guardia－Newark

　　3．If you are on vacation but don't have enough money, which transportation is your best choice?

　　A．Plane. B．Train.

　　C．Bus. D．Car.

　　4．The biggest challenge for driving to New York City is ________.

　　A．its high cost

　　B．taking a long time

　　C．unpleasant smell

　　D．parking the car

　　B

　　Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification (荒漠化) control said on Monday. And the invasions (入侵) could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.

　　Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.

　　Situated in the central­Asia sandstorm region, one of the world's four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.

　　The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 square kilometers annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometers a year.

　　The shrinkage (收缩) forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometers and 3,436 square kilometers late last century, respectively.

　　Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometers, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nation's land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometers, accounting for 18.1 percent of the country's total.

　　5．What does the underlined word "decreasing" mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Going down. B．Going up.