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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>We are extremely anxious </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her safety.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>There are notices </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> where to park.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He sounded surprised </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> this request.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Registration </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> this event ends on December 10.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He's very perceptive </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> people.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He darted her a look </text><choice_g><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> contempt.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>There is much anger </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> plans to close the hospital.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He had an 18-second margin </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> his nearest rival.</text></item>
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