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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>He got a nasty bump </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> his head.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The fire rapidly spread </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> adjoining buildings.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Tolerance is an essential ingredient </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> a happy marriage.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Britain still lags badly </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the rest of Europe on this.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>High productivity has been a boon </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> corporate profits.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We marched peacefully </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">through</choice></choice_g><text> the streets.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We skimmed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the water in a small boat.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Do you have a problem </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> her?</text></item>
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