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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 agreed to act as intermediary </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">between</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the two tribes.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She piled food </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">onto</choice></choice_g><text> our plates.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The baby weighed seven pounds </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> birth.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He's very good </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> music.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>All the crew members ejected safely </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the plane.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He gave his consent </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> treatment.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>They are facing eviction </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> their home.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I was tempted to peek </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the corner.</text></item>
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