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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>He heard the smash </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> breaking glass.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The store was crowded </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> shoppers.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She has been very unlucky </text><choice_g><choice>through</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> injuries this year.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She shut her eyes </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice></choice_g><text> shame.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Friends rallied </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>I'll make a bargain </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> you.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The doctors are completely baffled </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> her illness.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I'm immensely grateful </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> you for your support.</text></item>
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