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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>The candidates received an equal ______ of votes.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">number</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The house overlooks the great ______ of the St Lawrence River.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">sweep</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The people travel vast ______ to find food.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">distances</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>This is the secret ______ I have carried around for decades.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">shame</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I was guilty perhaps of mild ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">paranoia</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Overnight ______ had freshened up the grass.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">rain</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She was trying to make a graceful ______ from public life.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">exit</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Cut the meat into thick ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">strips</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>As a double ______, he worked for the Americans and the Russians.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">agent</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand ______ or careless mistake</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">remark</choice></choice_g></item>
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