Çözüldü Sentence Completion - TOEFL Vocabulary

Thousands of runners ______ in the annual Boston Marathon.

A) celebrate
B) exhilarate
C) intimidate
D) participate
E) insert

Correct Choice: D (participate)

Explanation: (Google dictionary)
celebrate: acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity
exhilarate: make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated
intimidate: frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants
participate: take part in an action or endeavour
insert: place, fit, or push (something) into something else

Note: "celebrate" is a transitive verb and it does not take a preposition.

Peterson's Master the TOEFL Vocabulary
https://en.ru1lib.org/book/971087/d5eba8
Page 70 (80 in the pdf file), Question 10