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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>He spoke a brief prayer </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> their meal.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I shall keep my remarks </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the subject brief.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Rose scolded the child gently </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> being naughty.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>These facts are immaterial </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the problem.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was full of pity </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>She was recently named </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the company's board of directors.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She was six months </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> arrears with the mortgage.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She cried out </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> fright.</text></item>
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