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1 We were hoping for a big attendance at the Show but the rail strike and the snow meant most people decided to ______ away.
stay
plug
wear
hammer

2 They were interested in buying a stake in the company but when they heard the police were investigating financial irregularities they decided to ______ away from the deal.
strip
back
idle
give

3 The company is trying to ______ away from traditional engineering products and into consumer goods.
strip
move
rot
plug

4 The research unit is well protected by security guards whose job is to ______ away unwanted visitors.
back
keep
wear
strip

5 I'm afraid Mr Smith cannot see you today. He has been ______ away on urgent business.
stayed
scared
called
walked

6 Nobody wants to buy these. I doubt if we could even ______ them away!
back
give
rot
strip

7 The unions in the company are very aggressive and that has ______ away potential buyers.
stripped
scared
worn
hammered

8 They were left out in the open with no protection, got wet and ______ away.
rotted
hammered
idled
plugged

9 We'd offered him the job and we thought he had accepted but at the last minute he was ______ away from us by one of our competitors.
backed
lured
worn
plugged

10 It looks solid from the outside but when you ______ away the outer coating you can see it is in fact hollow on the inside.
stay
strip
idle
give

11 He did mention this problem but it was ______ away in the middle of a long paragraph at the bottom of page eight.
backed
hammered
worn
buried

12 Your brakes have almost completely ______ away. If you don't get them fixed, you'll have a serious accident.
stayed
hammered
idled
worn

13 I anticipated a shortage of this product so I ______ some away for an emergency.
gave
stashed
rotted
walked

14 I was very pleased when I visited your office. Everybody was ______ away at their work really hard. You really know how to motivate people.
backing
hammering
rotting
plugging

15 Unless you improve your offer dramatically, we are going to ______ away from these negotiations.
give
scare
wear
walk

16 Don't worry about the plans. I've got them ______ away in my safe.
backed
locked
rotted
plugged

17 He was left with no real work to do for his last 3 months with the company and just ______ away the days in his office, phoning friends and playing games on his computer.
backed
scared
idled
walked

18 After a nice meal at his place, we ______ away the table and began to work seriously.
stayed
scared
rotted
cleared

19 I don't know if we'll ever use it again. I'm reluctant to ______ it away if we might need it again.
throw
scare
wear
walk

20 I'm not very good at working with computers but I continue to ______ away at it until I get it right.
stay
plug
wear
walk


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