L5_UNIT 5A ON THE MOVE

After checking our ID, the police gave us ______________ and we drove on.

• a roadblock

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Answer explanation

all-clear: a signal that tells you that a dangerous or difficult situation has ended

If we take ________________, we can avoid traffic!

• 
• a power failure

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Answer explanation

bypass = to avoid something by going around it

The lorry ____________ noisily up the hill.

• flowing freely

• shed its load

• crawled

Answer explanation

crawl = to move or progress slowly or with difficulty

You can still see the ______________ from the accident.

• 
• 
• the bypass

As this road will be blocked, a _____________ will be needed for drivers.

• tailback

• diversion

• hold-ups

Answer explanation

diversion = a different route that is used because a road is closed:

Because of the forest fire, families have to _______________ and stay elsewhere for a short while.

• crawl

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• evacuate

Answer explanation

evacuate = escape

Although it is lunch hour, the traffic is still _____________.

• shedding its load

• evacuating

• flowing freely

Answer explanation

flow freely = moving without obstacles

The bikes are not moving, I wonder what's the _____________?

• power failure

• tailback

• hold-up

Answer explanation

delay

Because of road construction, there is a ______________ ahead.

• debris

• roadblock

• diversion

There is a traffic near my house because the lorry ____________ and caused a hold-up.

• diverted

• shed its load

• evacuated

Answer explanation

shed its load = getting rid of the things it is carrying