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 All tests  Quiz  Listen to the answers  FAQ  ESL Forum  Dictionaries Accommodate vs. accumulate
at the conference answers 1
We left our booking for the event until the last moment and so the hotel could not accommodate all of us.

Correct entry:   accommodate
The error was: (c) accumulate

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 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! take part vs. take portion
at the conference answers 2
Probably the most interesting meeting of the whole week was the one when everybody had the opportunity to take part.

Correct entry:   part
The error was: (d) portion

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 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! Meaning: members were able to get in touch with each other
at the conference answers 3
In the beginning before the actual conference started there was an informal gathering at which the different members were able to get in touch with each other.

Correct entry:   get in touch
The error was: (d) get in gear

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 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! That' afternoon's activities
at the conference answers 4
After breakfast on the second day there was a notice pinned up on a board near reception that indicated the new location where that afternoon's activities would be held.

Correct entry:   location
The error was: (c) position

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 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! Meaning of 'delegate'
at the conference answers 5
One of the speakers scheduled for the day before the final meeting was known to be very boring and so few delegates attended his presentation.

Correct entry:   attended
The error was: (c) waited

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at the conference, question 5 compound preposition, what does waited mean? what is the definition for waited?

 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! Contain vs hold
at the conference answers 6
For the most popular speakers the committee had decided to use the main hall that is capable of holding at least 200 people.

Correct entry:   holding
The error was: (d) supporting

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at the conference, question 6 at the conference, english travel adjectives, what does supporting mean? what is the definition for supporting?

 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! session vs. lecture
at the conference answers 7
There was such overwhelming support for the session on psychology that the organisers decided to repeat it in the evening.

Correct entry:   session
The error was: (b) sitting

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at the conference, question 7 phrasal verbs and meaning, what does sitting mean? what is the definition for sitting?

 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! what does overpopulated mean?
at the conference answers 8
They had not allowed for the high demand there would be for evening meals among the participants and so the dining hall was always overcrowded then.

Correct entry:   overcrowded
The error was: (d) overpopulated

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 greetings! good luck everybody and see you soon! Meaning of Overcrowded
at the conference answers 9
There was a lot of administration during the first afternoon before the conference started when all the delegates had to register.

Correct entry:   register
The error was: (d) record

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at the conference answers 10
At the end of the conference arrangements had been made for all members who had come by train to be taken by taxi to the station.

Correct entry:   arrangements
The error was: (b) organisations

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