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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>Children learn </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> example.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The exhibition runs the whole gamut </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> artistic styles.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Management had a joint conference </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the union.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>There will be no refund </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> cancellations.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The theory does not seem compatible </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> his other ideas.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He sewed the patch </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">onto</choice></choice_g><text> the back of his jeans.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She retreated from the busy office </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her own room.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The new manager showed a healthy disrespect </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> formality.</text></item>
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