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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>His name will be deleted </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice></choice_g><text> the list.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She is currently researching </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> her next novel.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She wore a mask </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> her face.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Several factions split </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice></choice_g><text> the party.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Some people are </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> denial about the situation.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He cut the bread </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> thin slices.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He demonstrated an openness </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> change.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I was slightly alarmed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> what Susan told me.</text></item>
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