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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>Guide dogs are the one exception </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the store's ban on dogs.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>There's a crack </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the fence big enough to look through.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Rain splashed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the window.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>They were a major influence </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">upon</choice></choice_g><text> the development of the sport.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He was itching </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> a chance to show how good he was.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>His guitar playing is </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> equal.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I cursed her roundly </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> being late.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The new deal represents a major breakthrough </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the company.</text></item>
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