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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>These old machines are still </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> demand.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She was whimpering </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> fear.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He checked his letter for errors </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> spelling.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>With help </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> a parent, a child can do simple cooking.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I was worried that the animal might charge </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> us.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She exclaimed </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> delight at the sight of the presents.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The barn is the focal point </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> the farm buildings.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The story is told </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> great fidelity to the original.</text></item>
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