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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>The two machines are comparable </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> size.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He seized the book </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice></choice_g><text> her hand.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Candidates must comply strictly </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> these instructions.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The museum has been temporarily closed </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the public.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She almost snatched the letter </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> my hand.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Lisa looked around her </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> amazement.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We bought a two-day pass </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> Disneyland.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>How much did you pay </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> your new car?</text></item>
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