Word Pairs

HOW TO PLAY:

  • Type the correct word in the boxes from the pairs of words [in brackets].
  • Click the button at the bottom to check your answers.
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The words
Google has [announced / announcement] it will make its flight simulator available to the public. The simulator has [exists / existed] since 2007, but has only been on the desktop [version / vision] of Google Earth. People had to download the program and install [them / it] on their desktop. The new version will [being / be] browser-based. Anyone can now access the flight simulator on a web browser, without [having / have] to download or install anything. On its website, Google said: "The flight simulator is designed [for / to] casual exploration rather than high-fidelity aerodynamic training." You will be [ability / able] able fly all over the world using Google's map technology. Google said users may experience [issues / tissues] "when flying near ground level in regions below [see / sea] level".

To use the flight simulator, you will have to open the Google Earth website and [click / cluck] on the "Explore Earth" button in the [topping / top] right corner. This will take you to [the / a] page showing a giant picture of Earth set [for / against] the black of space. You can then choose where in the world you want to fly to, from, or around [by / with] typing your desired location in the search bar. To start flying, you need to click [in / on] "Tools" in the menu bar and then select "Flight simulator" from the drop-down menu. The controls are [shown / showing] on Google's developer website. CNET.com wrote: "Google Earth's flight simulator has access [at / to] the entire Google Earth database, so you can fly [at / to] almost anywhere on Earth and check [at / out] various landmarks."

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