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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 police issued a warning </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> all drug users in the city.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He flinched </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the force of the blow.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The salary proved sufficient </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> his needs.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>They want backing </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> more research.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The union won't budge </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> its demands.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The castle looks fantastic </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> moonlight.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We tend to quarrel </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> money.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>All her books are still </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> print.</text></item>
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