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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 went to him to beg </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> forgiveness.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>They purchased the house </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> an elderly couple.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>This bird is highly specialized </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> eating fish.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Politicians are accountable </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> their constituents.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The fans pushed </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> the barrier.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>At this point the river widens </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> an estuary.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Avian flu can cause severe disease </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> humans.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He is a sculptor who works mainly </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> stone.</text></item>
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