The victims were fruit vendors and they were going in an auto when they _______ an accident on the way.
- (a)met with
- (b)ran into
- (c)experienced
- (d)heard
Correct — A, met with. 'Meet with an accident' is the fixed English collocation for being involved in a mishap, so 'they met with an accident on the way' is the idiomatic phrasing the blank calls for.
- (b)ran into — 'Ran into' means to collide with something or to meet someone by chance; 'ran into an accident' is not idiomatic for being caught in one.
- (c)experienced — 'Experienced an accident' is grammatical but not the natural collocation English uses for a road mishap, which is 'met with an accident'.
- (d)heard — 'Heard an accident' means to perceive its sound, not to be involved in it, which is what the sentence describes.
A collocation item: 'meet with an accident' is the set phrase for being involved in a mishap.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: On his way to office, he ______ an accident and was rushed to hospital.
- (a)listened to
- (b)met with
- (c)watched
- (d)ran across
Answer(b) met with — the set phrase 'meet with an accident'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the correct phrase: The two friends ______ each other at the railway station after ten years.
- (a)met with
- (b)ran into
- (c)heard of
- (d)stood by
Answer(b) ran into — 'run into someone' means to meet them by chance.