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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>She was very dismissive </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> his achievements.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The area is celebrated </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> its food and wine.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>We organized a reunion </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> former company employees.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I'm not asking </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> money.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Tax is a minefield </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> the unwary.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He left school at the age </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> 18.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Please don't be mad </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> me!</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He felt a great yearning </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">after</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> his old job.</text></item>
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