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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>I was thoroughly disgusted </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the brutality of the system.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Retain a copy of the form </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>in</choice></choice_g><text> future reference.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She went and sat </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">beside</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The employees are categorized </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> support personnel.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>His former employer agreed to act as a referee </text><choice_g><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The road runs parallel </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> the coast.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I could see its black silhouette </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the evening sky.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I recently spoke at an educational seminar </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> judges.</text></item>
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