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1 In my new job I'm stuck in my office. I wish I could ______ about a bit more.
lay
get
cast
hear

2 We don't have any firm plans when we get to California. Our intention is to ______ about for a few days.
drift
cast
hear
set

3 Those auditors are obsessed with all the details. They ______ about everywhere looking for irregularities.
cast
lay
root
fool

4 I had a lot of problems getting my spreadsheet to look nice. I had to ______ about with it for ages.
lounge
lay
fiddle
cast

5 I'm fed up with you being so unhelpful. If you ______ me about any more, I'm going to complain to your Head Office.
mope
muck
lounge
get

6 Don't ______ about. We've got to get this finished quickly.
mess
hear
cast
get

7 The appointment was at 10.00 but I had to ______ about for almost an hour before he could see me.
wait
lay
cast
hear

8 Changes need to be made but I have absolutely no idea how to ______ about making those changes.
lay
lounge
mope
set

9 If you've got a problem with your computer, ask Mark. He ______ all about computers.
mopes
lounges
knows
fools

10 I already knew you were leaving. There's not much you don't ______ about in this place.
mope
hear
lounge
fool

11 The project is completely blocked and they are trying to ______ about for a solution.
mope
lay
lounge
cast

12 He was so angry that he started to ______ about the people nearest to him. We had to call security to throw him out.
mope
lay
lounge
fool

13 Everybody knows. News ______ about fast here.
mopes
lounges
fools
gets

14 Please take this seriously. Don't ______ about.
cast
hear
fool
get

15 They never get any work done. They just ______ about all day.
lounge
hear
cast
get

16 Since he didn't get the promotion he spends all day walking around looking sad. I didn't think he was the sort to ______ about like that.
mope
hear
cast
get

17 I'm not sure where it is exactly but I know it's ______ around somewhere.
kicking
tinkering
hurling
going

18 He got really angry and started ______ things about. One book almost hit me.
tinkering
going
kicking
hurling

19 You've got no business ______ about saying things about me.
tinkering
hurling
going
kicking

20 There's no point in ______ about with this document. It's useless. We'll have to start again.
tinkering
hurling
going
kicking


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