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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 having another try </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the marathon.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He has been widely tipped </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> a future CEO.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I have absolutely no influence </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Life in the city was not </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> its difficulties.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The cave provided refuge </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the storm.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>I'm still a little tired </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the flight.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The plane crashed during its approach </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the runway.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She slumped </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">onto</choice></choice_g><text> the bed.</text></item>
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