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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>This can be done quickly and </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> very little effort.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He's a menace </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> society.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She spoke </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> feeling about the plight of the homeless.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He made the confession while </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> detention.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>This qualification is the equivalent </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> a degree.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We are not prepared to compromise </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> safety standards.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>People are showing their disgust </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the existing regime.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The kitchen smelled sweetly </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> herbs and fruit.</text></item>
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