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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>An electric fence was erected </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the campus.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The dog growled </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> warning as we approached.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She stamped </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> my toe!</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He was waiting at the entrance </text><choice_g><choice>off</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the cave.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I still don't know what he really thinks </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> it.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They found the children huddled together </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> warmth.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>We were unlucky to lose </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice></choice_g><text> overtime.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She stared at me </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> consternation.</text></item>
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