About 80% of pilots have a ______.

A．British Airways PLC

B．Lufthansa AG.

C．Air France SA

D．Alitalia Spa

A．British Airways PLC．

B．Lufthansa AG．

C．Air France SA．

D．Alitalia SpA．

What did one passenger complain to the airline about？

A．The bad quality of the meal service

B．An overbooked flight

C．Poor scheduling of pilots

D．Faulty baggage handling

A、They like them very much.

B、They hate them very much.

C、They are not excited about them.

D、/

A、The Wild Palms

B、Absalom, Absalom!

C、Pylon

D、The Hamlet

What did the students find out about McKay？

A．He trained pilots for some time．

B．He lived longer than other pilots．

C．He died in World War Two．

D．He was downed by the pilot Boelcke．

Earnings before interest and tax, a measure of operating income, gained 86 percent to ？141 million as fuel costs fell and cargo traffic rose. Air France has been hurt less than rivals such as British Airways PLC and Lufthansa AG by the slowdown on North Atlantic routes following the war on Iraq in 2003 because it has fewer flights in that market.

Net income fell as the airline paid deferred taxes that came due. Sales rose 0.9 percent to ？3.2 billion. The carrier lost about ？80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike by pilots in September. An accord was reached tying future pay increases to inflation. The carrier said that first-half fuel costs fell 15 percent to ？680 million. Cargo traffic rose 11 percent in the second quarter, while passenger traffic rose 1.1 percent. The airline' s shares gained 87 cents, or 7.7 percent, to close at ？12.11.

Separately, Air France and Alitalia SpA agreed to buy 2 percent stakes in each other as Europe's second-and sixth-largest airlines deepen their partnership.

"？" in "？57 million" and "？141 million" probably stands for______.

A．English

B．the euro

C．European

D．European Currency Unit

A.about

B.above

C.against

D.across