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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>The men fought </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> great bravery.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Disability increases </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> age.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I felt that everyone was whispering </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>You have to pay duty </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> all electrical goods.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He fell ill </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> cholera in 1849.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We need an update </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the mailing list.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Keep me informed </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> progress.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>There was some ambiguity </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice></choice_g><text> what he said.</text></item>
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