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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>Her family reacted </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> horror when she told them.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Clouds of smoke floated </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> the skyline.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The beach stretches </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> five miles.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He gripped her gently </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the shoulders.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The case was upheld </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> appeal.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He stretched out </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the couch and watched TV.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The town became famous </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> its lace.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He loves it when the apple trees are </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> blossom.</text></item>
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