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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 last streaks </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> light faded from the sky.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Police fought a pitched battle </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> demonstrators.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I am constantly striving </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>between</choice></choice_g><text> artistic beauty.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He interacts very well </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> other children.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was voted </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">off</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the committee.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They were a discredit </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> their country.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He is extremely defensive </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice></choice_g><text> his work.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He declared his true feelings </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
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