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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>Sales came in </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">above</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> expectations this week.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The problem is being tackled </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a range of measures.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The money was divided equally </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice></choice_g><text> his sons.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He was sent off for a clear foul </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> Leonard.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He got a bullet </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> the back.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The witch is supposed to have put a curse </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the house.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I can see better </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> daylight.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Maggie was filled with resentment </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> her treatment.</text></item>
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