Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.
The government was convinced that the bombers wanted to （ ） away foreign investors.(fright)
【正确答案】：FRIGHTEN
【题目解析】：
本题考查的是常用名词的动词。
由to和away可知，空格处应填动词，fright的动词是frighten使...害怕。
句意：政府相信那些轰炸机只是希望吓走这些投资者。