A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.

　　B.the airlines can well compete with the railway.

　　C.the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.

　　D.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering.

　　5.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in the following part the author is going to__.

　　A.praise the airlines’ clear-mindedness.

　　B.warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.

　　C.propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.

　　D.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model.

　　第五篇答案：CABCB