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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>It was an amicable ______ and we greatly value the years we spent together.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">parting</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I think this movie sends the wrong ______ to her young fans.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">message</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Acid rain has caused severe ______ on the hillside.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">erosion</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>It's a great ______ living near the station.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">convenience</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The stock's price-earnings ______ has dropped to 24.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">ratio</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>to lose market ______</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">share</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>the continuing ______ of the pound</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">strength</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I rested my chin on my drawn-up ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">knees</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Inflation could rise by 15% according to the latest ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">estimate</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The European Union has threatened retaliatory ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">tariffs</choice></choice_g></item>
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