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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>I detected a touch of sarcasm </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> his remarks.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>It was my initiation </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice></choice_g><text> the world of high fashion.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>We swam out </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the boat.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The school's aim is to build the self-esteem </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the children.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>We got caught </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> a torrential downpour.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He scowled </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> her before stalking out of the room.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I bumped </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the corner of a table as I left.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She almost wept </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> happiness.</text></item>
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