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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>She is at the peak </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> her popularity.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>You'll have to wait </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice></choice_g><text> line like everybody else.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Blood was spattered </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the walls and doors.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The article takes a side swipe </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the teachers.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She backed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">across</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the room.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>These potatoes are excellent </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> baking.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Judges should be given more discretion </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> sentencing.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I accidentally dropped my glasses </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice></choice_g><text> the water.</text></item>
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