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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>He has made certain allegations </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice></choice_g><text> the company.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>It was fortunate </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> us that the rain stopped.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She made a fantastic clay model </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her dog.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I ran into a few snags </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> my thesis.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The farmers rose </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> revolt.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>You can't stay tied </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her forever.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Tony Ancona has been recruited </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> Sales Manager.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>They communicate entirely </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> gesture.</text></item>
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