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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>The company places a high premium </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> customer loyalty.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She complained </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>by</choice></choice_g><text> the unfairness of it all.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>His face beamed </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> pleasure.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>He takes offence </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the slightest joke against him.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>He is virtually bilingual </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> Spanish and Portuguese.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The law acts as a check </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> people's actions.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I'm really grateful </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> your help.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He spread marmalade </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> the toast.</text></item>
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