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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>We are fortunate </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> having a lot of land.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>His gift was a gesture </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> friendship.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Several people resigned </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> frustration.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>They left quietly, </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> a fuss.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He uses language </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> great subtlety.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We are working </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> plans for a new swimming pool.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>There is now widespread cynicism </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the political system.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>We were sweating profusely </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the exertion.</text></item>
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