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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>I sent it </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice></choice_g><text> first-class post.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She became his unwitting accomplice </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the robbery.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The original library has been rebuilt </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> replica.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I directed my question </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the chairman.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The meat was believed to be contaminated </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> salmonella.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The family has won a temporary reprieve </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> eviction.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She had to share a bedroom </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> her sister.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She lightly traced the outline of his face </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> her finger.</text></item>
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