Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 1. The plane circled over the airport until the ______ was clear. A. highway B. landing C. terminal D. runway 2. All flight in and out of the airport came to a ______ because of the strike. A. closure B. conclusion C. standstill D. stoppage 3. If you carry too much luggage, the airline will charge an ______ baggage fee. A. excess B. additional C. extra D. over 4. Brithish Airways ______ the departure of Flight 222 to Warsaw. A. advertise B. announce C. advise D. notice 5. When you get to the airport, you luggage will have to be ______. A. balanced B. estimated C. sealed D. weighed 6. Because of the fog, our flight was ______ from Heathrow to York Airport. A. diverted B. deflected C. replaced D. reverted 7. The check-______ time at the airport was eight o'clock. A. by B. up C. out D. in 8. The ______ from the airport was very tiring as he had to drive through the fog. A. crossing B. ride C. flight D. voyage 9. It's very strange but I had a(n) ______ that the plane would crash. A. intuition B. omen C. premonition D. prediction 10. It takes a while to ______ to your surroundings after a long flight. A. settle B. balance C. fit D. adjust 11. Much stricter ______ must now be taken at all airports against hijacking. A. precautions B. alarms C. protections D. warnings 12. The airhostess told the passengers to ______ their seat belts. A. attach B. fasten C. fix D. tie 13. To fly big passenger airliners ______ long training and experience. A. requisitions B. orders C. picks up D. calls for 14. The plane was ______ towards the runway when the fire started. A. sailing B. landing C. heading D. soaring 15. The ______ from London to New York takes nine hours. A. flying B. voyage C. passage D. journey 16. If you want a cheap air ticket you must ______ well in advance. A. book B. buy C. engage D. reserve 17. I'm afraid your luggage is ten kilos ______; you will have to pay extra. A. above B. excess C. overweight D. heavy 18. Nobosy ______ that aeroplane crash. A. survived B. lived C. recovered D. died 19. Our ______ was delayed owing to bad weather conditions. A. airline B. airway C. flight D. runway 20. When our flight was delayed, we all had a meal at the airline's ______. A. account B. cost C. finance D. expense 21. Please, ______ from smoking until the plane is airborne. A. exclude B. refrain C. restrain D. resist 22. We ______ to announce a further delay in the departure of flight BA-555. A. apologise B. mourn C. regret D. repent 23. Tickets booked on this flight are not ______. A. assignable B. transferable C. passable D. moveable 24. A passenger is not allowed to ______ a lethal weapon when flying by a civilian airliner. A. carry B. be owning C. be having D. control 25. He couldn't ______ his fear of flying. A. succeed B. overcome C. triumph D. win 26. The stewardess _______ the screaming child. A. soothed B. cured C. recovered D. corrected 27. It was a great ______ to go up in a helicopter for the first time. A. incident B. rise C. thrill D. suspense 28. Nothing could ______ me to fly except in a case of extreme emergency. A. encourage B. recommend C. influence D. induce 29. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too ______. A. low B. shallow C. deep D. narrow 30. Luggage may be placed here ______ the owner's risk. A. by B. at C. under D. with 31. Janet's plane to New York was an hour late ______. A. rising up B. moving away C. taking off D. pulling out 32. The ______ were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane began its descent. A. customers B. passengers C. flyers D. riders 13. The thick fog ______ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning. A. ruled B. struck C. stamped D. crossed 34. Gerald lost his boarding ______ at the airport and they had to issue him a new one. A. slip B. receipt C. pass D. paper 35. The plane ______ down 20 minutes later than scheduled because of bad weather conditions. A. put B. flew C. landed D. touched 36. Because of heavy winds, our plane had to make an emergency ______ on a busy motorway. A. runway B. landing C. stop D. land 37. Owing to the fog, his flight from Karachi was ______. A. belated B. unpunctual C. unscheduled D. overdue 38. There is bad weather at the airport, and all ______ have been delayed. A. journeys B. flights C. times D. flies 39. He saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines ______. A. failed B. stood C. struck D. held 40. The plane's engines cut out, but it ______ in to land safely. A. floated B. fluttered C. swept D. glided 41. When you arrive at the airport, the first thing you do is go to ______. A. reception B. the arrival desk C. the check-in desk D. the depsrture lounge 42. ______ been diverted, they would have arrived early. A. Had the plane not B. Hadn't the plane C. The plane had not D. The plane not had 43. Which of these would you see on a plane? A. Please give up this seat for the elderly. B. Your lifejacket is under your seat. C. Do not alight whilst the vehicle is in motion. D. Stopping. 44. It is a very long ______ from Tokyo to London. A. flight B. tour C. track D. travel 45. Pan-Atlantic Airlines ______ serves full meals on its shorter flights. A. not longer B. not anymore C. no longer D. no long 46. The airline does not assume ______ for normal wear and tear to luggage. A. responsiveness B. liability C. warranty D. reliability 47. You must ______ that your safety belt is fastened. A. guarantee B. secure C. examine D. check 48. I wish the seats on aeroplane were more ______ - I'm getting backache. A. comfortable B. restful C. convenient D. relaxing 49. The delay to the flight was brought ______ by bad weather. A. down B. in C. about D. up 50. Could you tell me what time the plane to Nicosia ______, please? A. goes up B. goes off C. takes up D. takes off 51. Our _______ to New York was delayed for over six hours due to ice on the runway. A. flight B. ride C. cruise D. drive 52. I would like to inform all passengers and cabin crew that the plane is ready for ______. A. take-apart B. take-off C. take-down D. take-after 53. Without delay, she booked a(n) ______ flight to Manila so as to be in time for the meeting. A. instant B. even C. straight D. direct 54. Poor ______ led to the pilot's decision to request a landing at an alternative airport. A. visibility B. clarity C. sight D. vision 55. Julia preferred to sleep rather than partake of the ______ entertainment. A. flying B. in-flight C. flight D. in-flying 56. Their ______ from the airport to the hotel was speedily arranged. A. move B. relocation C. transfer D. translocation 57. The cabin ______ were dressed in very bright orange suits. A. crew B. attendants C. personnel D. workforce 58. It's cheaper to travel by air in ______. A. second hand B. style C. savings account D. economy class 59. They announced the ______ of the flight this morning. A. communication B. abolition C. cancellation D. resignation 60. It is ______ for passengers to smoke during the flight. A. banned B. permitted C. allowe D. forbidden 61. The old sailing boat was ______ without trace during the fierce storm. A. crashed B. disappeared C. lost D. vanished 62. I was ______ by officials at the airport, as I was carrying fresh food. They made me trow it all away. A. claimed B. confined C. restrainedD. impeded 63. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in ______. A. forward B. ahead C. front D. advance 64. If our flight is delayed, will we ______ our connetiong in Los Angeles? A. drop B. miss C. lose D. lack 65. The ______ helped the passengers put on their lifejackets. A. crew B. servants C. slaves D. workers 66. When I flew to Capetown, I was ______ to business-class-champagne all the way! A. increased B. ungraded C. promoted D. risen 67. The air-sea search operation is continuing, although hopes of finding survivors are ____. A. dimming B. dissolving C. fading D. reducing 68. The photograph showed a sailing ship with three tall ______. A. masts B. sticks C. logs D. posts 69. The cargo ship ______ from the Port of London. A. ranB. flowed C. travelled D. sailed 70. It was very rough sea, with ______ ten metres high A. waves B. floods C. currents D. fountains 71. The aircraft, which originally headed ______ Heathrow, had to make an emergency landing at Orly. A. into B. on C. for D. at 72. The fishing ______ usually returns at dusk. A. force B. parade C. boats D. 73. Shortly after the boat docked, the passengers ______. A. dismounted B. disembarked C. landed D. 74. The ______ of the Titanic was caused by an iceberg. A. plauge B. descent C. sinking D. drowning 75. After the collision, two seamen were slightly in the ______ explosion. A. ensuing B. followingC. aftermath D. consequential 76. I ______ this ship "Titanic" . May all who sail in her. A. name B. entitle C. thriten D. register 77. The sea was so rough ______ took nearly six . A. cruise B. C. passage D. 78. The small boat drifted helplessly ______ the mercy of the wind and waves. A. in B. with C. at D. to 79. We decided to ______ the coastguard when we realized that the yacht was several hours late in arriving. A. arouse B. alarm C. caution D. alert 80. A bed on board a ship is called a ______. A. bunk B. sleeper C. cabin D. dormitory Answer Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D C A B D A D B C D 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B D C D A C A C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B C B A B A C D A B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 C B A C D B D B A D 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 C A B A C B D A C D 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 A B D A B C A D C D 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 C A D B A B C A D A 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 C D B C B C D C D A . will charge an ______ baggage fee. A. excess B. additional C. extra D. over 4. Brithish Airways ______ the departure of Flight 222 to Warsaw. A. advertise B. announce C. advise D. notice 5. When. resist 22. We ______ to announce a further delay in the departure of flight BA-555. A. apologise B. mourn C. regret D. repent 23. Tickets booked on this flight are not ______. A. assignable B. transferable. glided 41. When you arrive at the airport, the first thing you do is go to ______. A. reception B. the arrival desk C. the check-in desk D. the depsrture lounge 42. ______ been diverted, they would