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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 shuddered at the thought </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> going to the dentist.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The figures show a sharp increase </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> last year's turnover.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Tax cuts should be targeted </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the poor.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Tickets are transferable </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">between</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> members of the same family.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Little jets </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> steam spurted from the engine.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>All video equipment is </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> sale today and tomorrow.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She accepted a bribe </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> an undercover policeman.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She couldn't bear him hovering </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>for</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
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