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the missile in flight to the operator at  the target selection and final
a remote firing station. Hence the identification are made by the
following advantages are gained: operator;
 the operator is in the loop, there is high impact precision
which enables him to pick up regardless of firing distance, which
the commands at any time; increases in proportion as the missile

approaches the target.

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40. According to this text, fiber optics...

a. permit a highly effective strike independent of firing distance.
b. are considered capable and flexible, but too expensive.
c. allow the operator to see the missile but not change direction.
d. are used by the operator to stop interference from other missiles.

AN UNMANNED American reconnaissance aircraft disappeared during a mission
over the southern section of the country. It was the first American aircraft to have
been lost in seven years, US. officers said Monday. The aircraft - a relatively slow
Predator - crashed near a southern port city after entering the country from the
neighboring no- man's land. Local TV broadcast fuzzy pictures of a plane leading
American analysts to conclude that it might not have been the one reported as
being shot down It was not clear whether an American attack Monday against an
SA-3 surface-to-air missile site in northern areas was related to the downing of the
unmanned plane However, the loss of the Predator could be significant, coming
little more than a week after the country announced that it was improving its air
defenses.

41. According to this news item ...

a. the aircraft's pilot was shot down near a city along the southern coast.
b. the American assault on the missile site was provoked by the downing.
c. TV stations showed images that threw doubt on the identity of the plane.
d. the Predator's loss was not a major incident considering recent events.

A powerful car bomb was detonated during rush hour inside a multistory
parking garage outside the Albanian city of Tetovo. The garage was leveled
although there are no confirmed deaths at this time. The police have cordoned
off the area; the garage attendant is missing and his chances of survival are few.

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