X. Choose the correct option. 1. Avionics was pioneered in the 1970s, driven by military need ______ civil airliner development

1. Avionics was pioneered in the 1970s, driven by military need ______ civil airliner development.

a. more than b. farther than c. rather than d. rather then

2. Aircraft ______ the F-15E and the now retired F-14 have roughly 80 percent of their budget spent on avionics.

a. such b. like c. similar d. that

3. Glass cockpits ______ to come into being with the Gulfstream G-IV private jet in 1985.

a. have started b. started c. start d. was started

4. ______ information that previously was displayed on mechanical gauges now appears on electronic displays in newer aircraft.

a. much b. many c. the most d. more

5. The advent of fly by wire and electro-actuated flight surfaces ______ safety.

a. increased b. was increased c. increasing d. has increased

6. Military aircraft have been designed ______ to deliver a weapon or to be the eyes and ears of other weapon systems.

a. rather b. neither c. both d. either

7. The Military avionics arena ______ considerably over recent years, with the advent of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems.

a. has changed b. changed c. was changed d. has been changed

8. The avionics replacement and retrofit market ______ rapidly, though not as fast as the new weapons market.

a. grows b. has grown c. is growing d. grew

9. The U.S. currently relies heavily on satellite technology for worldwide military communications.

a. at b. for c. to d. on

10. Future avionics systems ______ with the capabilities of having their electronics easily substituted over the life of the aircraft.

a. will need to be designed b. need to be designed

c. need to design d. will need be designed

Ex. IX 1-c; 2-b; 3-b; 4-a; 5-d; 6-d; 7-a; 8-c; 9-d; 10-a;