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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>Her legs had swollen </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the heat.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>It's just an excuse </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> a party.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The file was missing </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> its place.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>This house is a haven </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> peace compared with ours.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The US has imposed a boycott </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> some European goods.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>A withering look </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> his wife silenced him.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She used her novels as a medium </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> encouraging political debate.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She gave a wail </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> anguish.</text></item>
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