A. Reading comprehension

Read our article about Prohibition in the US on pages 27-30 of English Now No 108. Then drag and drop the words below into the correct spaces to complete the sentences, which are adapted from the article.
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  1. Prohibition had some positive effects, including a decline in the rate of
    ______
    cirrhosis and alcohol psychosis.
  2. It led to the rise of speakeasies, which were
    ______
    bars where people could buy and consume alcohol illegally.
  3. It also led to the
    ______
    of jobs in the alcohol industry and billions of dollars in revenue.
  4. The most famous
    ______
    from the Prohibition era was Al Capone.
  5. He was the
    ______
    of a major criminal organization in the city of Chicago.
  6. He made millions of dollars from the production and transportation of alcohol, as well as from
    ______
    and prostitution.
  7. He was considered a brutal and eccentric
    ______
    .
  8. He was never
    ______
    of the many violent crimes for which he was responsible.
  9. However, he was convicted of
    ______
    fraud and sent to prison for 11 years.
  10. There were hundreds of gangland
    ______
    across the US during the Prohibition era.
  11. Probably the most famous of these is the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, in which seven men were
    ______
    dead.
  12. The
    ______
    were never identified but are believed to have been associates of Al Capone.

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