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1	Staff who refused to ______ by the new rules were fired.
		abide
		adhere
		angle
		arrive
		attend

2	I hope they don't serve seafood. It just doesn't ______ with me.
		abide
		agree
		angle
		ask
		associate

3	We're ______ at doubling production by the end of the century.
		according
		aiming
		answering
		asking
		associating

4	I need to call the technician. My machine is ______ up.
		acting
		aiming
		angling
		arriving
		attending

5	I'll deal with it as soon as I can but I've got another couple of matters to ______ to first.
		accord
		agree
		answer
		arrive
		attend

6	Even ______ for exaggeration, it sounds like Jordi was really incompetent.
		acting
		allowing
		amounting
		asking
		associating

7	I saw Simon the other day and he was ______ after you.
		according
		adhering
		answering
		asking
		averaging

8	The changes introduced have not ______ to anything very significant.
		added
		adhered
		amounted
		asked
		associated

9	I don't understand why she's going to a new job with less pay and longer hours. It just doesn't ______ up.
		add
		adhere
		amount
		arrive
		attend

10	Diplomacy is not a quality I'd normally ______ with Dorothy.
		abide
		adhere
		answer
		arrive
		associate

11	The working atmosphere has gone downhill since you joined. You have a lot to ______ for.
		abide
		agree
		answer
		ask
		attribute

12	Although I may appear to be autonomous, I have to ______ to a manager in the Basel head office.
		abide
		adhere
		answer
		ask
		average

13	We negotiated with the unions for several hours but weren't able to ______ at an agreement.
		abide
		agree
		angle
		arrive
		attribute

14	Absenteeism per employee ______ out at 4 days a year.
		acts
		aims
		answers
		arrives
		averages

15	This company has always ______ to a strict no-smoking policy.
		acted
		adhered
		amounted
		asked
		attended

16	I don't know the answer myself but I'll ______ around and see if anybody else knows.
		accord
		aim
		answer
		ask
		attend

17	Bob's always sucking up to the boss. I guess he's ______ for promotion.
		acting
		adhering
		angling
		amounting
		associating

18	She's the best assistant I've ever had. I couldn't ______ for a better one.
		abide
		agree
		answer
		ask
		average

19	Jim's version of the facts doesn't ______ with the version I heard from Jules.
		accord
		argue
		amount
		arrive
		attend

20	He ______ his success to hard work.
		abides
		aims
		angles
		arrives
		attributes