Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There are TWO extra words.
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Yesterday Tom was supposed to take a (26)___ from London to Paris. He (27)___ up very early, put his (28)___in the boot of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn't start Tom lifted the bonnet but he couldn't see what the (29) ____ could be. He immediately called his local (30) ____ to send a mechanic at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with Tom within ten (31)____. He quickly saw what the matter was. "You've run out of petrol," he said. Tom felt very foolish. "Why didn't I (32) ____everything last night?" he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport on time. He heard an announcement "Passengers on flight BA 292 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Paris are (33)____due to a heavy snowfall last night". "If only I had decided to go by train" Tom thought.
Yesterday Tom was supposed to take a (26)__flight_ from London to Paris. He (27)__got_ up very early, put his (28)_luggage__in the boot of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn't start Tom lifted the bonnet but he couldn't see what the (29) _matter___ could be. He immediately called his local (30) _garage___ to send a mechanic at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with Tom within ten (31)__minutes__. He quickly saw what the matter was. "You've run out of petrol," he said. Tom felt very foolish. "Why didn't I (32) __check__everything last night?" he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport on time. He heard an announcement "Passengers on flight BA 292 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Paris are (33)__delayed__due to a heavy snowfall last night". "If only I had decided to go by train" Tom thought.