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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>our ______ for picking up speech even in noisy environments</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">faculty</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>the ______ of animals and plants in the environment</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">balance</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>It was difficult to see what the ______ was behind their eventual decision.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">thinking</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The dog had his arm clamped between its ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">jaws</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>They put a clause in the ______ stipulating that the work should be finished by next month.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">contract</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The light operates by a timer ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">switch</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Many wild animals are now under the ______ of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">protection</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He jumped out of the car in a ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">panic</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I was talking on my ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">cellphone</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The streets were crowded with ______ against the war.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">protesters</choice></choice_g></item>
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