IELTS Vocabulary 15

7 Aug, 2011Archive, IELTS
IELTS Vocabulary 15

Driving

Put each of the following verbs, in the past tense, in its correct place in the passage below.

 

 

 

accelerate – fasten – pull up – sound – adjust – dip – release – skid

apply – indicate – reverse – start up – check – overtake – swerve – turn on



Another hundred miles to go. Dark night. Heavy traffic. He glanced at the dashboard. He was OK for fuel and well within the speed-limit. He ……..(a)…….. that he was pi ling out, put his foot down ……..(b)…….. and ……..(c)…….. two cars in front. It began to rain. He ……..(d)…….. the windscreen wipers and settled back comfortably into the leather upholstery. For a moment he was mesmerised by the rhythmic movement of the wipers. He looked at the road ahead. An oncoming car! He ……..(e)…….. his head-lights but was dazzled by the other driver’s. He ……..(f)…….. his horn. The other car seemed to be coming straight towards him! He ……..(g)…….. to avoid it. He was confused. He ……..(h)…….. . his brakes, but ……..(i)…….. on the wet surface. He went off the road and collided with a tree. Slowly he ……..(j)…….. onto the road again, drove ten metres forward and ……..(k)…….. He got out and inspected the car for damage. Some scratches on the bodywork. Dented bumper. He lifted the bonnet and ……..(l)…….. me engine. It appeared to be OK. He got into the car again, ……..(m)…….. his seat-belt, ……..(n)…….. the mirror and ……..(o)…….. the engine nervously. It purred sweetly. Good. He ……..(p)…….. the hand-brake. The car moved forward. Another hundred miles to go.

Answers:

a) indicated b) accelerated c) overtook d) turned on e) dipped f) sounded g) swerved h) applied

i) skidded j) reversed k) pulled up I) checked m) fastened n) adjusted o) started p) released

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