What does the author think of Blair's acknowledgement?[ A] It's too late to improve the situation quickly enough.[ B ] It's a welcomed declaration of commitment.[ C] Blair should preach it to other travelers.[ D] Empty words can't solve the problem.

正确答案：D
55．D该题为细节题。最后一段倒数第三句，布莱尔说：“英国投资不足，而投资是英国未来的关键。”最后一段的最后两句表明了作者对布莱尔所说话的态度，“You don't have to tell the 3 million passen- gers who use the railways every day.Last week trains to Darlington were an hour late-and crawling at Locomotion No.1 speeds.”意思是： “你不必把这些话告诉三百万每天坐火车的乘客。上周，去达灵顿的火车晚点了—个小时—一以‘火车第一速度’缓慢爬行。”因此，作者认为布莱尔只是说空话、喊口号解决不了问题，故选D。