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HTML

<select name="test">
    <option value="stack">Stack</option>
    <option value="overflow">Overflow</option>
    <option value="my">My</option>
    <option value="question">Question</option>
</select>

JavaScript

(function () {
    var previous;

    $("select[name=test]").focus(function () {
        // Store the current value on focus, before it changes
        previous = this.value;
    }).change(function() {
        // Do soomething with the previous value after the change
        $("select[name=test]").val(previous);
    });
})();