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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>Eight people were held ______ for four months.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">hostage</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She took up an ______ in her contract to buy three million shares.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">option</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The Democrats shifted the ______ away from direct taxation.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">emphasis</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Research is important to advance scientific ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">knowledge</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I'll listen to any reasonable ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">offer</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Khan has been appointed chief executive ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">officer</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Argentina's ______ was pegged to the dollar.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">currency</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The ______ has been eradicated from the world.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">disease</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He shot to ______ in 1997 when he won the US Open.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">fame</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>a custom that traces its ______ to the 15th century</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">beginnings</choice></choice_g></item>
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