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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 water lapped </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> his ankles.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The letter makes him a possible suspect </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> her murder.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The air is heavily polluted </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> traffic fumes.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He died </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> captivity.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The hot bath eased the tension </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> his body.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We had too many entries </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> this event.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He was deported </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> Britain last week.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She spoke </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> resignation.</text></item>
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