The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with
the 1 computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 2 that
could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference 3 unconfirmed,
but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic device such as portable
computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.
RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation（航空）industry, has recommended that all airlines
ban（禁止）such devices from being used during “ 4 ” stages of flight, 5 take-off and landing. Some
experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these
devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using
such equipment during take-off and landing, most are 6 to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers
want to work during flights.
The difficulty is 7 how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft’s computers. Experts know that
portable device emit radiation which 8 those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication.
But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing
whether the interference might be dangerous or not.
The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable（易受损的）to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use
radio systems in order to damage navigation 9 . As worrying, though, is the passenger who can’t hear the
instructions to turn off his radio because the music’s too 10 .
A)definite
B)incidents
C)effects
D)remains
E)critical
F)particularly
G)reluctant
H)refreshing
I)portable
J)enormous
K)predicting
L)liberal
M)affects
N)equipment
O)loud
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