Our journey to Greece began at six in the morning, when my family and I set off from the house in our old car. We’d only gone a mile when we got a ____ (11) tyre, and after we’d fixed that we had to hurry to the airport. We _...

Our journey to Greece began at six in the morning, when my family and I set off from the house in our old car. We’d only gone a mile when we got a ____ (11) tyre, and after we’d fixed that we had to hurry to the airport. We ____ (12) to reach the check-in just before it closed, then we went through to the departure lounge. Soon we were ____ (13) the plane, and looking forward to our week on an island in the sun. I had a window seat, but since I was directly above the ____ (14) I couldn’t see much, so I asked the flight ____ (15) if I could move to another seat. She found me one nearer the front of the plane, and later on I had a wonderful ____ (16) of the snow-covered mountains as we crossed over the Austrian Alps. The weather became sunnier as we approached Greece, and our plane arrived right on ____ (17) at Athens’ very smart new airport. Half an hour after we landed, we ____ (18) the train for the centre of Athens, where we ____ (19) trains for the port of Piraeus. It wasn’t long before we were on the waterfront. After a short wait we were on board our ferry and sailing out to sea. It was a lovely trip, and finally we reached our destination, the holiday was a ____ (20) come true. 11. a flat b level c dead d broken 12. a could b managed c able d succeeded 13. a riding b flying c stepping d boarding 14. a wing b mast c platform d sail 15. a officer b helper c assistant d attendant 16. a scene b view c sight d scenery 17. a moment b hour c time d minute 18. a go into b got onto c got up d got over 19. a changed b moved c replaced d exchanged 20. a plan b hope c thought d dream