John and David’s flight home from Amsterdam was at nine in the morning. They had arranged to meet with John’s friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late – that, however, was just the beginning of their problems. On the way from the hotel to the airport, their car ____ in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to ____. When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to ____, go through passport control and security check and ____ the plane. The plane ____ very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they couldn’t ____ the plane because there was a problem on the runway. They felt a jet lag and finally, forty-five minutes after landing, they ____. A: You’re arriving in Rome next Friday, right? B: Yes, that’s right. A: I’ll ____ if you like? B: That would be lovely. A: What time does your plane ____? B: ____. I’ll just check on the ticket. Er…..20.45. A: OK. If I ____ at about 8.00p.m., I’ll be there on time.

Phrasal Verbs in Context 3

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