回答题： Boston’smajor airport was oncesimply named Boston Airport．In 1944-考呗网

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Boston’smajor airport was oncesimply named Boston Airport．In 1944 it became CommonwealthAirport，and in l956 it was renamed Logan Airport，after a famous local general who became a judge and legislator．Now some Massachusetts Lineresidents want to rename it once more，this time in honor of the late Ted Kennedy，　　(5)Massachusetts’s longtime senator．The controversysurrounding the name change may remind some of that surrounding the l 998change from Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington NationalAirport．Some said that renaming an airport after onepresident(Reagan)when it was already named for another (Washington)wasinappropriate．If Logan does undergo a name change，it will (10)probably merge the old and new and reemerge asLogan-Kennedy or Kennedy- Logan Airport． Consider eachof the choices separately and select all that apply．
Why does the author compare Logan Airport toRonald Reagan Airport?

Select one answer choice．

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B，C．
Choice A does not apply to the passage．The comparison shows that changing names can cause trouble(choice B)；it is a parallel situation raised to make that point(choice C)．

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