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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>Sheets </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice></choice_g><text> flame shot into the air.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The pianist stood up and bowed </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the audience.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>They reacted </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> restraint.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>We have ten boxes </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> order.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She viewed his new interest in her </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> cynicism.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They were fighting </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">over</choice></choice_g><text> disputed land.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The news was greeted </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> astonishment.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>They are complaining about harassment </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the police</text></item>
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