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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>She lay </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> her stomach.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I cleaned the mud </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the kitchen floor.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The plane was lost </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> a trace over the Atlantic.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I'm disappointed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> John not coming.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She greeted him </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a quick kiss.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Nicola's face twisted </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> a grimace of disgust.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He was very impressed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> her house.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>We can derive some comfort </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> this fact.</text></item>
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