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<exercise subhead="dragdrop"><media type="none"/><head><title>Prepositions exercises</title><task>Use the arrow to choose the best word or  phrase for each space.</task></head><body>
<item desc="1"><text>Blend a little milk </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> two tablespoons of syrup.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">between</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the edges.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I was stiff </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> kneeling.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>People feel powerless </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> the problem.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I accept my share </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> the blame.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>A small splinter </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> metal had lodged in his thumb.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I patted her shoulder </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> reassurance.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The government is now set </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> increasing taxes.</text></item>
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