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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>He reacted </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> cold fury</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The bed was screwed </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the floor.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He gave thanks </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> God for the safe return of his son.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He stopped eating to grin </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He boasted of his prowess </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> a lover.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They never smoked or drank </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> excess.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He bought a car </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> his daughter.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He smiled, and made some observation </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the weather.</text></item>
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