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HTML

<select>
    <option>This is an option</option>
    <option>This is an option</option>
    <option>This is an option</option>
    <option>This is an option</option>
    <option>This is an option</option>
    <option>This is an option</option>
</select>

<br/>
<span id="bad" style="position: relative; left: 5px; border: 1px solid orange">Bad Bad Bad</span>
<br/>

<input id="text" />

JavaScript

var bad = document.getElementById("bad");
var t = document.getElementById("text");

bad.addEventListener("mouseover", function(e) {
    t.focus();
});