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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>East coast resorts have the advantage </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> west coast ones.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Tolerance </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> alcohol decreases with age.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I'm not equipped to pass judgement </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> such matters.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The ship, whose engine had failed, is now safely </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> tow.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The scandal left a dark stain </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> his reputation.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They offered their cooperation </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the project.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He formulated the concept </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> imaginary time.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>She believed him culpable </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> murder.</text></item>
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