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1	I've told him over and over again but I just cannot ______ into David that he has got to be careful about respecting the firm's secrets.
		drop
		dwell
		drum
		dry


2	If you want me to look at what you've written, just ______ it off at my place and I'll give it a glance through.
		drop
		dust
		drum
		dry


3	I agree that we should make the instructions easy but telling people to plug in the machine is really ______ down a bit too much.
		dropping
		dumbing
		drumming
		drying


4	Tom phoned me at work today. He said he might ______ by this evening.
		drop
		drown
		drum
		dry


5	I'm afraid we've ______ behind our competitors in terms of productivity and investment.
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		dusted
		drummed
		dried


6	I used to be a member of the tennis club but I never found the time to play so I ______ out after a while.
		dropped
		drowned
		drummed
		dried


7	All you've done since you got here is moan. Why don't you just ______ up.
		drop
		dumb
		drum
		dry


8	He was ______ out of the organisation because he took some money from the petty cash.
		dropped
		dwelled
		drummed
		dried


9	We used to be the leader in this market but we have now ______ back to second place.
		dropped
		dusted
		drummed
		dried


10	Hope you feel better soon. If it's all right with you, I'll ______ by and pick up those files I need.
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11	He used to be an alcoholic but he has managed to ______ out.
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		dumb
		drum
		dry


12	I couldn't hear what he said as his voice was ______ out by the noise of a passing plane.
		dropped
		drowned
		drummed
		dried


13	When the new photocopier stopped working, we ______ down the old one and it worked beautifully.
		dropped
		dusted
		drummed
		dried


14	The flow of foreign investment into the country has almost completely ______ up.
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		dumbed
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		dried


15	His presentation was so boring that soon half the audience were ______ off.
		dropping
		drowning
		drumming
		drying


16	I'd forget about what happened and think about the future instead. It's not a good idea to ______ on the past.
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		dwell
		drum
		dry


17	I ______ into the book shop on my way here and I found just the book we need.
		dropped
		drowned
		drummed
		dried


18	We'll have to campaign hard to try and ______ up support for the project.
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		dry


19	It was a complete disaster. Halfway through the presentation, my mind went blank and I completely ______ up.
		dropped
		dumbed
		drummed
		dried


20	We'll have to find a way to ______ up new business.
		drop
		dwell
		drum
		dry