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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>I banged my leg </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the table.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The child had smeared peanut butter all </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> her face.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>This news came as a great shock </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He is engaged in the ruthless pursuit </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> pleasure.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>They were extremely sympathetic </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> my plight.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The US is sending a trade mission </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> China.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He was appointed Bishop </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> Palm Beach.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The army advanced </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the capital.</text></item>
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