Choose the best answers to complete the text. Once the fear of flying (1) to stop many people
from getting on a plane. But then airline companies
started to offer Fearless Flyer courses and travelling has
never been easier. We can read lots of success stories
of people who (2) they were never going to take a
flight again, but then, after a ground session with a
pilot, haven’t stopped flying since. One of these stories
reads as follows: ‘I’ve always loved travelling, and this
fear (3) to ruin my holidays as well as my friendships.
Normally, my friends (4) and I (5) a train, or
more than one. Once it took me two days to join my
friends, and they weren’t happy at all. Then I (6)
about the Fearless Flyer course. I must confess that
when I booked I thought I (7) my money, but I was
wrong. The pilot and the flight assistant were amazing
– they explained to us how to control our fear, how a
plane flies, and then answered all our questions. My
flight was the next day. I was a bit nervous, but the
flight assistant was always telling us exactly what (8)
at each moment. Then I did the relaxation techniques
they (9) us the day before, and by the time the
plane (10) , all my fears had gone.’
1 A would B used C use to
2 A promised B used to promise C had promised
3 A used to start B was starting C started
4 A would fly B were flying C had flown
5 A was taking B would take C had taken
6 A heard B had heard C was hearing
7 A wasted B was wasting C used to waste
8 A happened B had happened C was happening
9 A had taught B taught C were teaching
10 A had took off B would take off C took off