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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>The dreadful truth finally dawned </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He asked for a large portion </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> salad.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She began to drift </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">between</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> sleep and wakefulness.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The soldier died </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> agony.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Many goods were taxed </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> 17.5%.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Coughs and colds are frequent </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> young children.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She pouted prettily </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She felt an intense loathing </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> her boss.</text></item>
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