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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 fought hard </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> his strong grip.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I've always had a certain fondness </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She blushed crimson </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> embarrassment.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He was very enthusiastic </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the idea.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The path veers sharply </text><choice_g><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the right.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Smoking is damaging </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> health.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She drew patterns </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the sand.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>These two objects are symbolic </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> life and death.</text></item>
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