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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 was apparently unconcerned </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> his failure to get the job.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>This could have serious consequences </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the economy.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She has a wonderful feeling </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> texture.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I felt that I had been amply repaid </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> my exertions.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I trailed wearily </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the others.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>I still really ache </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> all that running yesterday.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The town was heavily fortified </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> attack.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>An uneasy truce prevailed </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">between</choice></choice_g><text> them at dinner.</text></item>
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