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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 waiters were dressed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> clowns.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The old people are treated </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> great compassion.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I could hear the dog scratching </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> the door.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>There is a dramatic fight scene </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> the two brothers.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The chair creaked </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> his weight.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He was the recipient </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> a distinguished service award.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Losing the business put a strain </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> their relationship.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He was imprisoned </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> debt.</text></item>
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