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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 committee reacted positively </text><choice_g><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the proposals.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He is increasingly despondent </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> losing his family.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Stay clear of cables which are </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> tension.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Brady made no secret of his dismay </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> his treatment.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Funds </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> the event will support the work of the hospice.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Over a half </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> all accidents happen in the home.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Her shot fell just wide </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the target.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I'm only trying to do what's best </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> you.</text></item>
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