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1 I'll get there if I can but don't ______ on me coming.
back
bank
bang
bat
beaver

2 We were all ready to begin work when they ______ out of the joint venture.
backed
balked
bargained
based
beefed

3 Telecoms users are ______ together to fight for price reductions.
backing
banding
banging
batting
becoming

4 Our analysis is ______ on a study of 5000 consumers.
backed
banked
banged
based
beat

5 I wasn't looking properly and I ______ into this old lady and knocked her down.
backed
banked
banged
batted
beavered

6 We need to ______ up our sales effort if we are going to survive.
back
bank
bang
bask
beef

7 Kate has been ______ away on the computer all evening.
backing
balancing
banging
batting
blowing

8 For once, they really liked what I had done and I was able to ______ in their praise.
back
balance
bang
bask
beat

9 I think most people would ______ at the idea of spending so much on a leisure item.
back
balk
bang
bat
become

10 She just ______ into my room without knocking. Very impolite.
backed
balanced
banged
barged
beat

11 Their claims are ______ up by some very impressive statistics.
backed
balked
bargained
based
became

12 I'm really determined on this. Nothing you can say will make me ______ down
back
balk
bargain
base
beef

13 The time needed for research and development was rather more than we'd ______ for.
backed
banded
bargained
batted
beat

14 I've no idea what has ______ of him.
back
bank
bang
barge
become

15 We ______ around several ideas but didn't come to any real conclusion.
backed
balanced
blew
batted
beavered

16 I don't have time to do it properly but I could ______ out a quick summary if you wanted.
back
band
bang
bat
beat

17 We need to invite a few more women delegates to ______ up the numbers.
back
balance
bang
base
become

18 I didn't understand it at first but I ______ away at it until I understood.
backed
banded
blew
barged
beavered

19 We've had to ______ off a lot of competition to get this contract.
back
balance
bang
barge
beat

20 The government has ______ away from plans to increase taxes.
backed
balked
bargained
based
beefed



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