The Fiesta is preventing our delivery...

[student]

Test No. incompl/inter-45 "Speaking 2 (At the Supermarket)", question 2

The reason for this is that the Fiesta is ......... our delivery lorry from leaving the premises.

(a) holding
(b) keeping
(c) preventing
(d) promoting

Test No. incompl/inter-45 "Speaking 2 (At the Supermarket)", answer 2

The reason for this is that the Fiesta is preventing our delivery lorry from leaving the premises.

Correct answer: (c) preventing

Hi Alan and Torsten! I don't get at all the sentence-
The reason........
Tell me: What is it? Many thanks
Student

[Alan]

Hi Student,

Let me explain Question 2 in test 45. The correct answer is: The reason for this is (this means simply 'because') that the Fiesta (the name of a make of Ford car) is preventing (stopping) our delivery lorry from leaving the premises (the site). In other words the car is in the way and the lorry can't get out.

Alan
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