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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 loyalty is </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">beyond</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> question.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Lisa sprang </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> him and kissed him on both cheeks.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She took an active interest </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> their welfare.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She was fiery </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> temperament.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He backed out arrogantly and </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> apology.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The province has been </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> attack from the rebels.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I searched </text><choice_g><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">through</choice></choice_g><text> a drawer for my passport.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Many precedents can be found </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> this decision.</text></item>
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