In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Residents of Victorian Street in Thornton (1)___________ disturbed last night by an unusual accident. At eleven o’clock a car broke down near the end of the street and the driver left his vehicle (2)___________ while he went on with his journey by taxi. An hour later, the car’s alarm went off when it was hit (3)___________ a stolen van. The engine of the van blew up, so the thief tried to drive away in the car. But he gave up when the car would not (4)___________ and (5)___________ a bicycle instead.