The airlines optimism on returning traffic levels is based on historical precedent. BritishMidland, for example, points to its experience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which saw passenger numbers fold by 15% when British Rail electrified and modernized the railway linebetween London and Yorkshire. Two years later, travel had risen between the two destinationsto the point where the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.

　　1. British airlines confide in the fact that__.

　　A. they are more powerful than other European airlines.

　　B. their total loss wont go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.

　　C. their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.

　　D. traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air.

　　2. The authors attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as__.

　　A. worried.

　　B. delighted

　　C. puzzled.

　　D. unrivaled.

　　3. In the passage, British Rail is mentioned to__.

　　A. provide a comparison with Eurostar.

　　B. support the airlines optimism.

　　C. prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.

　　D. call for electrification and modernization of the railway.

　　4. The railways Brussels route is brought forth to show that__.

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