Question 17
EasyOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
We ______ the train by two minutes and had to wait an hour for the next one.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
You miss a train when you arrive too late to catch it.
Worth noting
Lost the train is a common mistake: you lose a thing you had, not a train you failed to board.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "miss"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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