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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>He gave us character sketches </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> all his relations.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Hedgehogs, though small, can move </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> surprising speed.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She secured the boat </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a rope.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He'd had two romantic interludes </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> a rather lonely life.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I raged inwardly </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> his injustice.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Her father would not consent </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the marriage.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>His views did not sit well </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the management line.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>His eyes strayed </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the telephone.</text></item>
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