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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>A car flashed its headlights </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She tore the label </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">off</choice></choice_g><text> the suitcase.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>He blew </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> his soup to cool it.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>My stomach twisted </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> knots.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Let me get your predictions </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> the final score.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She pushed him away </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> unexpected strength.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>They are all gathering </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> a major conference.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>We all gained a lot </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the experience.</text></item>
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