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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 has a natural gift </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> music.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Alcohol acts quickly </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> the brain.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>This money must be repaid </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the bank.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She splashed some water </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> her boots to clean them.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He was exiled </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> his beliefs.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She was still suffering withdrawal </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice></choice_g><text> nicotine.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>That's a different slant </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the causes of the war.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Neville shook his head </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> wonder at it all</text></item>
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