TEST I Read the text carefully, analyze grammar, and answer the questions Fear of flying People who often travel for business usually find it boring. People who fly only once o nce in a while are excited. However, some people feel only terror when they board an airplane. They suffer from a phobia, an illogical fear.
If you are afraid of poisonous spiders, it is logical. If you are afraid of all spiders, even harmless ones, this is a phobia because it is illogical. Some people have phobias about heights, being shut up in a small area, or being in a large open area. It is not logical to be afraid of these things when there is no danger. Fear of flying is another phobia. e often have a plane crash in mind, but we don!t thin" about millions of safe flights. #iding in a car is $ % times more dangerous than flying, but most people are not afraid when they get into a car. People feel afraid of flying for different reasons. Sometimes, they are afraid of h eights and they don!t dare to loo" out of the windows if they are in a high&rise building. Some people might be afraid of being in enclosed places li"e an elevator or a tunnel on a highway. There are people who are afraid of crowds and all the noise and people rushing around in airports. This specially bothers older people. Some people are afraid of the un"nown and they do not understand the technology of flying. They can!t believe that a huge airplane can stay in the air. For some people fear of flying is not important because they do not need to travel. 'ut there are people who wor" for international companies, or entertainers who have to visit many different places in a month. Their (ob depend s on flying. There is help for people with fear of flying. There are special classes in which they can learn to control their fear. They spend some time at an airport with special instructors, pilots, psychologists. They tal" about flying flying and safety) they can hear different noises made by an airplane and listen to tape recordings of a ta"eoff or landing* Finally they are ready for a short flight. Some of them still have their phobia, but they "now how to control their fear. Some of them even learn to en(oy flying. Grammar analysis Tenses (with examles! """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""" """ """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""" """ """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""""""""" """"""""""""""" """""""""" """
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'ased on the information from the text Fear of Flying) choose the correct answer and circle the letter in front of it*
+. usually thin" flying is boring. people. a. People who have a phobia about flying b. People who fly once in a while c. People who are excited d. People who fly on many occasions
-. especially bother older
/. It is reasonable to be afraid of a. all spiders b. all insects c. spiders that contain poison d. harmless spiders
0. People are afraid of flying because of a. plane crashes b. various reasons c. engine noise d. ta"eoffs
$. 1 person with a fear of enclosed places doesn!t li"e a. high places b. wal"ing on a path c. being in a tunnel d. being in the air
2. People can overcome their fear of flying if a. they en(oy flying b. they control their feelings c. they attend special classes d. they tal" to a pilot
a. rowds at airports b. High&rise buildings c. Spiders d. 'usinessmen
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