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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>A square </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> light shone from the skylight.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>There were a lot of creases </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> her skirt.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The kids were </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> absolute heaven at the fair.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He told the story </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> all his friends.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>They soon became fully integrated </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the local community.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The government remains undecided </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> this issue.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We have protested </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the government.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Children can feel real grief </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> the loss of a pet.</text></item>
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