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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 had a deep dislike </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> Robert's wife.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He edged carefully </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">along</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> the narrow ledge.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He was most emphatic </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice></choice_g><text> me leaving.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>They took little part </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the discussion.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>We will be happy to advise </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> any financial matters.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>I thought it better not to interrupt her </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> any comment.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>It's about 15 minutes away </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> bus.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She read </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the letter.</text></item>
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