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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>I lie awake </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> night worrying.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Here's the plan </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> outline.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>It was </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> some surprise that I read of his resignation.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The findings </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> one group can be applied to the others.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Someone knocked loudly </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> the door.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The meeting has been postponed </text><choice_g><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice correct="y">until</choice></choice_g><text> next week.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The industry operates </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> rigid guidelines.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>If </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> doubt, consult your doctor.</text></item>
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