I ran __________ my boss yesterday at the market.

• A. Into
• B. Past
• C. Near
• D. Around

Answer: (A)

Phrasal verbs that mean meeting someone by chance are tested here. The correct choice forms the common expression run into, which means to meet someone unexpectedly. I ran into my boss yesterday at the market. This conveys a chance encounter, which fits the casual setting of a market.

The other options don’t carry the sense of meeting someone by chance. Past would imply simply passing by or moving by them, which isn’t the intended idea of meeting. Near and around aren’t used to express meeting someone in this context and would sound awkward or change the meaning.