Aboard the flight simulator - Practice Exam

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

COMPANY

REALISM

AUTHENTIC

RESPONSIBLE

DETER

FANTASY

RECRUIT

APPEAR

Flight simulator machines are (0) ___ used in the training of airline pilots. Members of the public can now sample the experience, (17) ___ by a working pilot in the role of instructor. Although you never leave the ground, sitting in the simulator cockpit, the combination of sound, movement and computer-generated images makes for an uncannily (18) ___ experience. Your logical mind keeps telling you it's not for real, but something deep in your subconscious mind responds to the (19) ___ of the sensory environment and you feel a real sense of (20) ___ for your actions. This is fine at first, when you're simply cruising the skies, learning how to steer the plane. (21) ___ by the thousands of buttons and dials, you may even start to (22) ___ about your chances in the airline's next (23) ___ campaign. The moment of truth, however, comes as you take the plane in to land. (24) ___ , people have been known to get so terrified that they burst into tears at this point – so real does the experience feel.

Aboard the flight simulator

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