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1	I don't know why you are not interested in the job offer. If I got an offer like that, I would ______ at the opportunity.
		jump
		nibble
		work
		get

2	She never stops trying to annoy me. She is always trying to ______ at me
		hail
		nibble
		guess
		get

3	He couldn't have been very hungry. He just ______ at his food.
		worked
		nibbled
		got
		marked down

4	I don't know for sure why they have done that but I could ______ at the reason.
		work
		know
		get
		guess

5	We did very well last year but even so I think we should ______ at doing better this year.
		guess
		know
		aim
		mark down

6	I don't know how he can keep working so hard. I ______ at his ability to keep going.
		marvel
		masquerade
		know
		work

7	Your typing skills are not very good. If you want to be a journalist, you'll have to ______ at your typing.
		jump
		masquerade
		work
		get

8	I don't have time to deal with it today but I'll ______ at it first thing tomorrow.
		look
		jump
		hail
		mark down

9	When you start a new job, so much new information ______ at you at the same time and it's difficult to retain it all.
		knows
		comes
		gets
		works

10	He's the sort that when he has got a big problem he just ______s and ______s at it until he finds a solution.
		worries
		jumps
		knows
		hails

11	John thinks the situation may get better but I think he is just ______ at straws.
		masquerading
		jumping
		clutching
		getting

12	My boss never listens. He just ______ at me all the time without giving me a chance to speak.
		works
		jumps
		talks
		marks down

13	I am in control here, not you. I must insist that you ______ as I say.
		do
		know
		work
		get

14	We have little space for relaxation. This tiny room at the back ______ as our staffroom.
		jumps
		serves
		nibbles
		marks down

15	They tried to sell a second-hand machine to us as new. It was in good condition and could almost ______ as new.
		jump
		know
		pass off
		mark down

16	When Bill Gates first started he was ______ as a genius.
		worked
		hailed
		jumped
		got

17	His real first name is Harry but he is generally ______ as Jock.
		worked
		known
		jumped
		marked down

18	He knew nothing at all about the subject but ______ as an expert. He fooled quite a few people.
		marked down
		aimed
		masqueraded
		did

19	I had you ______ as a bit of an idiot but I'm pleased to see I was totally wrong.
		worked
		aimed
		marked down
		did

20	Were you born an idiot or have you had to ______ at it?
		jump
		guess
		work
		get

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