Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) According to the report, the recent merger in the airline industry is that of __________.
(2) If one wants to survive in the airline business, the easier way is to ___________. a. expand from within b. buy off your competitors c. enlarge the congested airports d. move your way up from ground zero
(3) Con Hitchcock, who has talked about the airline merger, works ___________. a. for the Aviation Consumer Action Project b. in the journalist c. in the Delta Airlines company d. in the Department of Transportation
(4) The following except ___________ are the reasons mentioned for so many airline mergers now. a. herd for so many airline mergers now. b. tax bill c. fierce competition d. Department of Transportation being more lenient than Justice Department
2. Identification. Match the following cities or areas with Western and Delta if it is covered by either of the two airlines.
Western
b. Fort Worth
c. Los Angeles d. Chicago
e. Salt Lake City
f. Denver g. Atlanta
h. Cincinnati
i. western US j. eastern US
Delta
a. Dallasb. Fort Worth
c. Los Angeles d. Chicago
e. Salt Lake City
f. Denver g. Atlanta
h. Cincinnati
i. western US j. eastern US
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Advantages of airline mergers for consumers:
Consumers can
without having to
.
(2) Drawbacks:
The airline industry
and there will be
, or
to compete with. As a result, there will not be many
in airline industry.
Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) According to the report, the recent merger in the airline industry is that of __________.
(2) If one wants to survive in the airline business, the easier way is to ___________. a. expand from within b. buy off your competitors c. enlarge the congested airports d. move your way up from ground zero
(3) Con Hitchcock, who has talked about the airline merger, works ___________. a. for the Aviation Consumer Action Project b. in the journalist c. in the Delta Airlines company d. in the Department of Transportation
(4) The following except ___________ are the reasons mentioned for so many airline mergers now. a. herd for so many airline mergers now. b. tax bill c. fierce competition d. Department of Transportation being more lenient than Justice Department
2. Identification. Match the following cities or areas with Western and Delta if it is covered by either of the two airlines.
Western
b. Fort Worth
c. Los Angeles d. Chicago
e. Salt Lake City
f. Denver g. Atlanta
h. Cincinnati
i. western US j. eastern US
Delta
a. Dallasb. Fort Worth
c. Los Angeles d. Chicago
e. Salt Lake City
f. Denver g. Atlanta
h. Cincinnati
i. western US j. eastern US
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Advantages of airline mergers for consumers:
Consumers can
without having to
.
(2) Drawbacks:
The airline industry
and there will be
, or
to compete with. As a result, there will not be many
in airline industry.