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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 cave can only be reached </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> boat.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The song is a firm favourite </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> their fans.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Julia is fairly typical </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> her age group.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She was up </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">before</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> daylight.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The watchman shone his torch </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice></choice_g><text> us.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>His money belt was securely strapped </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> his waist.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He's always ready </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a quick answer.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>There is a surcharge </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> excess baggage.</text></item>
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