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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>Banners hung </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> every window.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>We had to queue </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> tickets.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>We disagree </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> this matter.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We're going to play football </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice></choice_g><text> school.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He is being investigated </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> illegal business dealings.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The crime was committed </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> provocation.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>They have proposed an amendment </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the federal constitution.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I got absolutely furious </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
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