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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>His life was a sorry ______ of betrayal and rejection.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">story</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>It's pure ______ and there's nothing wrong with that.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">entertainment</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The novels have won widespread critical ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">praise</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He is a one-man truth ______ on the subject of intelligence.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">squad</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>the painted ______ of a human being</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">image</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>My one ______ is that I don't think such an amendment is necessary.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">objection</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I keep essential ______ to hand when I fly.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">items</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Our ______ turned out to be unfounded.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">suspicions</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">pools</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I did badly in the mock ______ but passed the real thing.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">exam</choice></choice_g></item>
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