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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>Their goal is to improve economic returns </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> irrigation.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She didn't feel comfortable </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> going out alone.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>It's a quotation </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> a poem by Keats.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Squeeze the fruit to test </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> ripeness.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She's been a big help </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her father.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They lost their match </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> Estonia.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He was sitting </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the wall.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The two stars have become crude caricatures </text><choice_g><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> themselves.</text></item>
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