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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 was faint </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> hunger.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The child peeked </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">through</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> a crack in the door.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>His hands rested lightly </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> her shoulders.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The present law discriminates unfairly </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> women.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>There's no sign </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the snow stopping.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>After much deliberation, he finally settled </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> a fur rug.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We have discretion </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>under</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> how much to charge.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The car veered </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the road.</text></item>
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