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OALD Exercises: Exercise 1: Abandon - Accumulate

The document contains two exercises from an Old English dictionary. The first exercise provides 11 words and asks the reader to match them with their definitions. The second exercise provides 10 scenarios and asks the reader to choose the word that best completes each scenario from a list of 10 options. The third exercise follows the same format as the second, providing 10 incomplete scenarios and a list of 10 options to choose from to complete each scenario.

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OALD Exercises: Exercise 1: Abandon - Accumulate

The document contains two exercises from an Old English dictionary. The first exercise provides 11 words and asks the reader to match them with their definitions. The second exercise provides 10 scenarios and asks the reader to choose the word that best completes each scenario from a list of 10 options. The third exercise follows the same format as the second, providing 10 incomplete scenarios and a list of 10 options to choose from to complete each scenario.

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OALD Exercises

Exercise 1:
Abandon – Accumulate a. abusing
1. It disgusts me to see him  _____ his wife in public. b. abate
2. She wears blue to _____her eyes. c. abandon
3. They are very old-fashioned and  _____ change. d. abhor
4. We need to_____ enough evidence to ensure his conviction. e. abolish
5. How could you _____ such awful conditions? f. abuse
6. He will never_____ hope. g. abound
7. They waited for the storm to_____ . h. accord
8. Should governments _____ the death penalty? i. accentuate
9. This information does not_____ with the evidence of earlier witnesses. j. accumulate
10. Oranges_____ here all the year round. k. abide
11. People who_____ their parking privileges will have them removed.

Exercise 2:
acknowledge-air
1. The council_____banning cars in the city centre. a. acknowledge
2. The tree_____them welcome shade. d
3. She_____that the equipment had been incorrectly installed. b. adhered
4. He_____strictly to the given schedule. c. aired
5. The trial was_____until the following week. d. adjourned
6. He was_____on the grounds of diminished responsibility. e. advocated
7. He_____his condition by leaving hospital too soon. f. acquitted
8. These styles can be_____to suit individual tastes. g. aggravated
9. He frequently_____his views in public. h. afforded
i. adapted

Exercise 3:
alert-anticpate
1. Many artists feel_____from society. a. alerted
2. The Official Secrets Act has been_____to prevent further leaks. b. alleviated
3. They_____that the weather would turn cold and took their coats. c. alternated
4. He_____to the new developments in his speech. d. amended
5. The weather_____between rain and sunshine. e. anticipated
6. The newspaper_____that a number of unauthorized payments had been made. f. amalgamate
7. They_____the boredom of waiting by singing songs. d
8. The group happily_____along for miles. g. alleged
9. Hospitals were_____and staff put on stand-by. h. alienated
10. Several colleges were_____to form the new university. i. alluded
j. ambled
Apply-Avert
1. Are there any matters_____from the minutes of the last meeting? A. attending
2. I don't like you_____with such people. B. applying
3. You can only solve this problem by_____yourself to it. C. assuring
4. He will be_____full charge of the firm after his father's death. D. attributing
5. He wasn't_____properly and missed most of what she said. E. attaining
6. Scientists are_____the outbreak to poor hygiene. F. assuming
7. The police began by_____everyone that the child was safe. G. associating
8. The company had to work out the best way of_____its goals. H. arising
9. The charity was credited with_____a disaster. I. averting

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