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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 dress fitted </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> perfection.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>They are living </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> genuine hardship.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He was rather apprehensive </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> failure.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The salt was easily soluble </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> water.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She will gradually adjust </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her new role.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She got a place </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> the French course.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Her voice was low and shaky </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> emotion.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The child was clearly </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> distress.</text></item>
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