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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>His tongue flicked nervously </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> dry lips.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>There is a reward </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> information leading to an arrest.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She's terribly depressed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> losing her job.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We're </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> course for our destination.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The party is allied </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the Communists.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We can make some deductions </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> the history of the ruins.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>There were some patches </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> clear blue sky.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He responded politely </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her questions.</text></item>
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