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Question
Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.
I wish it had been a ___________ match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least.
Options
guide
succeed
chair
travel
pale
draw
true
Solution
I wish it had been a drawn match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least.
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