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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 apologized </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> being late.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>We cleared the path </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> leaves.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>We sighed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> relief when the noise stopped.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I prayed </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> God for guidance.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She wasn't very skilled </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the camera yet.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The park is host </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> a beautiful ornamental lake.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Many of her works are regarded </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> classics.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He glanced at her </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> reproach.</text></item>
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