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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>She turned and ran blindly </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">down</choice></choice_g><text> the street.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I had a chance meeting </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> an old friend last week.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I really feel </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> you in your position.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She tucked the newspaper </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> her arm.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> fine form for the tournament.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Our views on this issue coincide closely </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> yours.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The children were spared </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the virus.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Crowds of people packed </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the hall.</text></item>
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