Hurricane Sandy, of course, put a lot more stress on the system than an ordinary rainless day.Flood water in lower Manhattan rose to 4.2 m, beating the record of 3 m set by Hurricane Donna in 1960.Much of Manhattan below 40th St.is without electricity.No subway system will ever be truly immune to weather events.This is especially so in great cities like New York, whose very greatness in part depends on their nearness to rivers, harbors and other bodies of water.

　　But spending money on the city's basic transport system is perfectly possible, and indeed essential.That kind of preventive investment always seems too expensive at first, but only until you're suddenly faced with the

　　much higher repair bills New York is dealing with today.And as oceans continue to warm and sea levels continue to rise, the problem is only getting worse.In the past 20 years, Hurricanes Andrew, Floyd, Katrina, Rita, Dean, Irene, Isaac and others have tried to remind us of that simple truth.Now Hurricane Sandy is adding her voice.One of these days, we might actually listen.

　　1．What can we infer from Para.1?

　　A．The subway system may start running soon.

　　B．The whole subway system is flooded with corrosive salt water.

　　C．It is difficult to repair the New York subway system.

　　D．The MTA doesn't know how to clean the subway system.

　　2．Before Hurricane Sandy, New York's subway has long been troubled by ________.

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