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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 corner of his mouth twitched </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> amusement.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The sun disappeared </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> a cloud.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The hospital was funded </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> taxation.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We live in the very heart </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> the city.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The bars are to provide security </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> break-ins.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She is a sceptic </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the dangers of global warming.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She was very sharp </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> me when I talked during her lecture.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>There were loud boos </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice></choice_g><text> the audience.</text></item>
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