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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>The soldiers were shooting </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> a target.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>It was difficult to organize the men </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> teams.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She's very open </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>behind</choice></choice_g><text> her mistakes.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The storm clouds threw the mountains </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> deep shadow.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The Emperor's subjects bowed down </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">before</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They asked God's blessing </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> their pastoral work.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>These insects range </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> size from one to two inches.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Guerrillas launched a series </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> attacks.</text></item>
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