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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 showed her new toy </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her friends.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He's very careful </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> his reputation.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Lucille brushed </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> the blood on his jacket.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He was intent </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> murder.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She stalked off, leaving them all staring </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She was happily occupied </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> reading.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>They administer electric shocks </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the heart.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He jumped </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> surprise.</text></item>
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