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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>The parents had been misinformed </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> the incident.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>They felt bitter and disillusioned </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the decision.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>It was increasingly clear </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>through</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> us that there was a problem.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>I don't blame Jack </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>off</choice></choice_g><text> the mistake.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>I suddenly thought </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> a way I could help.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>Sugar cane is refined </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice></choice_g><text> sugar.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>He remained very much alive </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>as</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the dangers.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>It was now late </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">into</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the night.</text></item>
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