Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran out an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chatted for a long time.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran out an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chatted for a long time.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran over an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chat for a long time.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran through an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chat for a long time.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran into an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chatted for a long time.

While I was about to catch a bus, I ran an old school-friend at the bus stop and we chatted for a long time.