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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>He dumped a ______ of dirty clothes onto the floor.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">pile</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Few of his jokes got a ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">laugh</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The government was returned to ______ by a large majority.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">office</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He escaped ______ by inches when a tree fell on his tent.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">death</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The water was found to contain ______ of cocaine.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">traces</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The movie caused a ______ among critics.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">sensation</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>fears lurking deep in the ______ of our minds</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">recesses</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He missed the simple ______ of life, like regular meals.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">luxuries</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Small families are the ______ nowadays.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">norm</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The King sent an ______ to Paris.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">ambassador</choice></choice_g></item>
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