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1 Why don't you have a talk to Bob and try to ______ out what he thinks about this.
fear
feel
farm
fasten
fawn

2 The cocktail party was terrible. This really boring man ______ on to me and I couldn't get away from him.
factored
faced
farmed
fastened
fought

3 She refuses to ______ up to reality. She cannot accept that what she wants to do is impossible.
factor
face
fill
fiddle
fight

4 This is not my regular job. I'm just ______ in whilst the regular person is on maternity leave.
figuring
filing
filling
fiddling
fighting

5 I'm not sure how many people will come to the launch but I ______ on about 50.
figure
feel
fend
fiddle
fight

6 Why don't you start by ______ me in on the background to the problem?
figuring
filing
filling
fiddling
fighting

7 We had to ______ off a lot of competition to get the contract.
fear
feel
feed
fiddle
fight

8 I can't ______ out why you didn't tell me.
figure
feel
fend
fiddle
fight

9 We may be in a lot of trouble but I'm sure we can ______ our way back.
fear
feel
fend
feed
fight

10 Only one of you can go on the trip so you'll have to ______ it out between you to decide who goes.
fear
feel
fend
fiddle
fight

11 That guy is really a creep. Look at the way he is ______ over the MD's wife.
factoring
facing
farming
fastening
fawning

12 We've got no more time to ______ around with this draft report. This version will have to do.
fear
feel
fend
fiddle
fawn

13 You may think you are earning more but, when inflation is ______ in, you are actually earning less than before.
factored
filed
filled
fiddled
fought

14 The airport staff had gone on strike and we were left to ______ for ourselves with our luggage.
fear
feel
fend
fasten
fawn

15 I really ______ for you at this difficult moment.
fear
feel
farm
fasten
fawn

16 I must have a copy of the report ______ away somewhere.
figured
filed
fended
fiddled
fed

17 Do you mind if we postpone the meeting? I've got a bad headache and I don't ______ up to it.
fear
feel
farm
fasten
fawn

18 We decided to ______ out a lot of the work to sub-contractors.
factor
face
farm
fiddle
fight

19 With all this talk of redundancies, I'm beginning to ______ for my own job.
fear
face
farm
fasten
fawn

20 Be careful what you say to the press. Try to ______ off any difficult questions as best you can.
fear
feel
fend
fasten
fawn



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