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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 is aiming </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> a win in this race.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He sealed the bag tightly </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> tape.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Fix the pieces </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> position before gluing them together.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We were given a handout </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> job hunting.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Isn't he rather old to be still </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> nappies?</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He pulled out </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> an injury at the last moment.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>A gulf </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> mistrust still exists between them.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He was exiled </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> Siberia.</text></item>
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