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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>We had a visit </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> somebody collecting for charity.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Portugal's passage </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the next round of the tournament</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The bank was an important lender </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the government.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Thousands of children are living </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> want.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>We're allowed twenty minutes </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> refreshment.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He was very sarcastic </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> my attempts at telling jokes.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The resources available are quite insufficient </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the task.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The bank has cut interest rates </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice>to</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> immediate effect.</text></item>
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