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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>Some people find unemployment very difficult to cope </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text>.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Banks may import currency </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> limit.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He gave a low gurgle </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> laughter.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The diseased plants are worthless </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the farmer.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The clothes were stiff </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> dust and grease.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Trees and grass glittered </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> dew.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We understand little </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> this disease.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>There are two sides </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> every story.</text></item>
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