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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>We try not to be too inquisitive </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice></choice_g><text> what he's doing.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The room is decorated </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> pale blues and greens.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>They were shocked </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> how the children had been treated.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I walked up the stairs, pondering </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> her reaction to my news.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She sat back, nestling </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> his chest.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The report is of potential usefulness </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the government.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She arranged the chairs </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> neat rows.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>What are you crying </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text>?</text></item>
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