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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>They cut off the electricity </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> notice.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Do you have any dirt </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the new guy?</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>What percentage </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> women own a car?</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The escaped prisoner has been </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> liberty for five days.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He agreed </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> our proposals.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They picked Jane </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the captain.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She hissed </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> me to be quiet.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He picked the pan up carefully </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the handle.</text></item>
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