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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>There's no shame </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> making an honest living.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The dog was barking furiously </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> a cat.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>A feeling of dread crept </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She spent the morning reading </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her script.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was tempted to peep </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the letter.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She offered drinks </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her guests.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He concealed the truth </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>They're doing a post-mortem </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> her today.</text></item>
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