In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s): I wanted to avail myself _____ the opportunity of listening to the lec...

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):

I wanted to avail myself _____ the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up

Answer Details

The correct phrase to fill the gap is "of". "Avail oneself of" means to make use of an opportunity or resource, which fits the context of the sentence.