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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>She flinched away </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The country has disintegrated </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> separate states.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>We must persuade the government </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the need for change.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She felt a flush of shame </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> what she'd said.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>You have a natural talent </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> storytelling.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He took a deep swig </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the bottle.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He stood hesitating </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> whether to join the fight.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>His version of events does not accord fully </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the facts.</text></item>
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