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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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