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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 admitted </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> feeling a little tired.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She silenced him </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a glare.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Did you come </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> bicycle?</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He accused her of intercourse </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> another man.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He did not know how to express his love </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We had a long conversation </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> old cars.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Do you have a contract </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> your employer?</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The number of students fluctuates </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> 100.</text></item>
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