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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's always hankering </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> excitement.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She was rather jealous </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The children were </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> protective custody.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I heard her footsteps retreat </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">down</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the hall.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Over a third </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> sales were made over the Internet.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Is your car still </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> warranty?</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He's feeling a little uptight </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> his exam tomorrow.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She embroidered the dress </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> flowers.</text></item>
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