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1 I don't know why you are not interested in the job offer. If I got an offer like that, I would ______ at the opportunity.
jump
nibble
work
get

2 She never stops trying to annoy me. She is always trying to ______ at me
hail
nibble
guess
get

3 He couldn't have been very hungry. He just ______ at his food.
worked
nibbled
got
marked down

4 I don't know for sure why they have done that but I could ______ at the reason.
work
know
get
guess

5 We did very well last year but even so I think we should ______ at doing better this year.
guess
know
aim
mark down

6 I don't know how he can keep working so hard. I ______ at his ability to keep going.
marvel
masquerade
know
work

7 Your typing skills are not very good. If you want to be a journalist, you'll have to ______ at your typing.
jump
masquerade
work
get

8 I don't have time to deal with it today but I'll ______ at it first thing tomorrow.
look
jump
hail
mark down

9 When you start a new job, so much new information ______ at you at the same time and it's difficult to retain it all.
knows
comes
gets
works

10 He's the sort that when he has got a big problem he just ______s and ______s at it until he finds a solution.
worries
jumps
knows
hails

11 John thinks the situation may get better but I think he is just ______ at straws.
masquerading
jumping
clutching
getting

12 My boss never listens. He just ______ at me all the time without giving me a chance to speak.
works
jumps
talks
marks down

13 I am in control here, not you. I must insist that you ______ as I say.
do
know
work
get

14 We have little space for relaxation. This tiny room at the back ______ as our staffroom.
jumps
serves
nibbles
marks down

15 They tried to sell a second-hand machine to us as new. It was in good condition and could almost ______ as new.
jump
know
pass off
mark down

16 When Bill Gates first started he was ______ as a genius.
worked
hailed
jumped
got

17 His real first name is Harry but he is generally ______ as Jock.
worked
known
jumped
marked down

18 He knew nothing at all about the subject but ______ as an expert. He fooled quite a few people.
marked down
aimed
masqueraded
did

19 I had you ______ as a bit of an idiot but I'm pleased to see I was totally wrong.
worked
aimed
marked down
did

20 Were you born an idiot or have you had to ______ at it?
jump
guess
work
get



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