Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Probably the motorist saw the ____(i) lorry too _(ii) to be able to _(iii) a disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the roadside, a probably __(iv) head on __(v) would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply off the road and into the ditch by the roadside. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal __(vi), the driver escaped with a few minor __(vii) and bruises, while the only __(viii) to his bike was a bent mud guard. By __(ix) into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a head on collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a ____(x) accident at the expense of a few injuries to himself and a slight damage to his bike.

Fill blank (ix).