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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>Everyone knows she sleeps </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the boss.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Much of what we do in daily life is done </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> habit.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I named my son </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice></choice_g><text> my father.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The best thing </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> Alan is he's always honest.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The fruit tasted rather </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">like</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> mango.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She regarded the mess </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> distaste.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She was summoned back </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> his office.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She's very mean </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> her money.</text></item>
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