Question 1

The car ________ on the way home, so I had to call the mechanic to take it to thegarage.

Accepted Answer

broke down

Question 2

Dad _______ me off at school every day on his way to work.

Accepted Answer

drops

Question 3

An accident _________ the traffic and I got to work half an hour late.

Accepted Answer

held up

Question 4

The taxi driver had to _______. If he hadn’t gone faster, I would have been late.

Accepted Answer

speed up

Question 5

The boat ______ when it hit a rock, but luckily nobody was hurt.

Accepted Answer

sank

Question 6

When all the passengers were _______ the plane the captain welcomed us to flight 243.

Accepted Answer

on board

Question 7

The children go to school ________ because walking is the only way they can get there.

Accepted Answer

on foot

Question 8

The farmer sends his fruit to the market________ in a lorry.

Accepted Answer

by land

Question 9

This supermarket _____ food to people’s houses; it brings it to their homes in vans.

Accepted Answer

delivers

Question 10

The ___________ made a new gadget that nobody had thought of before.

Accepted Answer

inventor

Question 11

In my opinion, the best ________ of the twentieth century is the car.

Accepted Answer

machine

Question 12

The __________ they gave the passengers for the delay was that there was bad weather.

Accepted Answer

explanation

Question 13

The inventor ________ on many gadgets before he got one to work.

Accepted Answer

experimented

Question 14

All his hours of hard work __________ when he got the old car to work again.

Accepted Answer

paid off

Question 15

He __________ the car to the right into the parking spot and stopped.

Accepted Answer

steered

Question 16

The _______ car was uncomfortable for a rather fat person to sit in.

Accepted Answer

narrow

Question 17

Many __________ cars are on show at this transport museum.

Accepted Answer

historic

Question 18

Large trucks _________ food to supermarkets across Europe.

Accepted Answer

transport

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