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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 was utterly contemptuous </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> her efforts.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She puffed furiously </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> her cigarette.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He thought back to his visit </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the doctor.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We arrived </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the hotel late.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>His untidy appearance weighed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>There is lots of merit </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the idea.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He sketched the street </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> outline only.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She was able to face death </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> serenity.</text></item>
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