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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 tried to dismiss the idea </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> her mind.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>There's a lot of sense </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>of</choice></choice_g><text> what he's saying.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>There has been an increase </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice></choice_g><text> demand for two-bedroom houses.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Put the emphasis </text><choice_g><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the second syllable.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>They're showing frustration </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> the lack of progress.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>I have no hope </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> winning.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She was seething </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the insult.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>His whole body shuddered </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> fury.</text></item>
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