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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 was very glad </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> his help.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I'm very pleased </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> you both.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Let's put them side by side </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> comparison.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She gave a whoop </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> delight and dived into the water.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was extremely apprehensive </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>by</choice></choice_g><text> her future.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Please get </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> position.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She gradually regained strength </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her legs.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Diagnosis was deferred </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">pending</choice></choice_g><text> further assessment.</text></item>
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