The video came to an end andour instructor switched on the lights before speaking to us. "So are we ready then?" I could neverhave imagined what I was about to do! It all started a few months ago when a friend of mineencouraged me to enter a competition on a local radio station. The winner would get toexperience an 'anti-gravity' flight operated by a company called Zero G. An opportunity like thisis rare as the starting price for a ticket is over #3, 000. The only other way to access such a flight isto qualify as a student for one of the educational programmes offered. So you can imagine mysurprise when I got a call saying I had won.The day of the flight finally arrived and it was a bright, cool morning as our small group made ourway to a large airplane hangar. Our instructor was there to greet us and we were each given ourown blue space suits. Next, we sat down to watch an informational video. It explained that wewould experience 'micro gravity' or zero gravity as our plane did a series of steep climbs anddescents. It was during the descents that we would experience zero gravity that would last about30 seconds and then gravity would suddenly return. Finally, the video demonstrated some safetytechniques such as keeping our feet down or risk landing on our heads. Just before boarding theplane our instructor recommended not getting caught up with doing flips and turns but insteadtrying to enjoy the unique sensation of weightlessness. I would later realize how important hissuggestion really was.The plane took off and soon we were high above the clouds. Suddenly it was time. "Feet down!"called out our instructor. Whoosh! My body rose abruptly from the floor and I was floating lightas a feather! I Tried to turn but there was nothing to hold on to. An arm caught my foot and sentme slowly spinning towards the ceiling. I was hovering effortlessly near the ceiling when all of asudden the pilot pulled up and I fell to the floor! This happened another 12 more times during theflight. I felt like a pinball bouncing around in all directions before crashing to the ground againOn the last time, I remembered what our instructor had said; I just laid back and took in theamazing sensation of weightlessness.Before I knew it, we were back on the ground and taking pictures in front of our aircraft. Theof zero gravity is almost impossible to explain. Unlike skydiving and free falling, a persondoes not feel the pull of gravity. Nothing i've experienced before can come close to what it's liketo float in anti-gravity, It's something everyone should experience for themselves. I know I'mglad I did as it was a once in-a-lifetime experience that I'll never forget!The Zerobelongs to NASA.B was specially made for space travel.C is an astronaut training plane.D was adapted for zero gravity flights.2The writer was able to go on the anti-gravity flight becauseA his friend won it on a local radio station.B it was a prize he won.he won the money for it in a competition.D he qualified for an educational programme.3 Before the flight, the instructordemonstrated flips and turns for the flight.B explained safety techniques for the flight.gave some important advice about the flight.D explained how zero gravity is achieved.When zero gravity begins, the writer describes his body asA risrising slowly off the ground.Bspinning out of control to the ceiling.C a pinball being bounced about.going quickly up in the air.The writer feels the zero gravity experience isdifficult to describe.B similar to free falling.not something everyone should try.something he definitely wants to do again.ListeningIII ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ​