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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>His mouth tightened </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice></choice_g><text> a thin hard line.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Its contents were visible </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> all of them.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Members are elected </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> direct vote.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I read a story </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> my son every night.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>They were protesting </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the proposed agreement.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Sam shook her head, laughing </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> amusement.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The general intention </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the project is a good one.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>It was done quickly and </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> ceremony.</text></item>
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