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<exercise subhead="dragdrop"><media type="none"/><head><title>Drag and drop</title><task>Match the words and definitions. Click on a word then drag it into the appropriate box.</task></head><body>
<item><text>Planning procedures gained a ______ in local government.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">footing</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He was crowned ______ after his fight in Atlanta.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">champion</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Some factories have cut out the ______ and sell their products directly to customers.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">middleman</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He fell into ______ over his failure as a husband.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">despair</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>You can refine a ______ using Boolean parameters.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">search</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He was determined not to let emotions cloud his ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">vision</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She suddenly produced a ______ from her pocket and started brandishing it.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">knife</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The army was accused of committing ______ against the accord.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">violations</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>It would be tempting ______ to say that we will definitely win the game.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">fate</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The committee presented its ______ to the Attorney General.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">report</choice></choice_g></item>
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