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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>There was a banner headline </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> drugs in schools.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Gas rose </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> price.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He died </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> a heart attack.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The stars are more distant </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> the earth than the sun.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He acquired mastery </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> four languages.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The pollution in this country makes it the dustbin </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> Europe.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I think she may be a little upset </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> you.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Our visit had been postponed </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> several weeks.</text></item>
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