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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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