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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>These practices persisted </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the Middle Ages.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She first became involved </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the organization in 1998.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Martin tried to hang on </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> one hand.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We found ourselves digging </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> solid clay.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>AIDS lowers the body's resistance </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> infection.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He's mentally sifting </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> truths.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The incident is definitely a matter </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the police.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The pipe was six feet </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> length.</text></item>
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