BEING BUSY

I'm working ____ a promotion at the moment, so I've let my social life go by the wayside.

• on

• over

• towards

• at

Oh, is it 14.00 already? I got so ___ with sending out these reports that I didn't even notice.

• snowed

• tied up

• caught

• swamped under

With so many comings and _____ in this office I just can’t seem to concentrate on my work.

• piles

• goings

• distractions

• movements

The requests _____ while I was away so I had to go to the office at the weekend.

• pile up

• piled up

• piled

• piling

Ewa is a perfectionistic, timid, dutiful girl, and she has been ___ for hours on her math.

• working day

• tied

• swamped

• slaving away

I don't think we'll be able to leave early today since we’re _____ with the job applications.

• snow under

• catch up

• swamped

• piled

If you want to be a poet, you have to___ it! You can't just give up after your first rejection.

• move along

• catch

• chase

• stick at

When I didn't hear from the suppliers or receive a refund, I _____ the matter up.

• chase

• chased

• catch

• caught

The Government has tried to ___ any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.

• wriggle of

• wriggle out

• wriggle off

• wriggle out of

We need to talk about this. I can squeeze a meeting ___ 7.00 in the morning.

• on

• at

• in

• of