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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 heart circulates blood </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the body.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>All the seats are </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> cover.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I screwed the lid back </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the jar.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Doris writes </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> verve and wit.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Owen picked up a long pass </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> Beckham to score.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She was the first black woman elected </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> Congress.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We share a liking </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> Italian cooking.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The test is pitched </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> a high standard.</text></item>
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