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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 highly suspicious </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> his motives.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The hall is a popular venue </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> weddings.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She collapsed suddenly </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> a heart attack.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He writes </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> political issues.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She watched </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> satisfaction as he opened the present.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Spending time with my children is important </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> me.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She deserves some reward </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice></choice_g><text> all her hard work.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>We could see that the swimmer was </text><choice_g><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> difficulties.</text></item>
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