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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>She embroidered flowers </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the front of the dress.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>Students built a barricade </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> the police.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>There is a tight security cordon </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">around</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the area.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Religion is inseparable </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> politics.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was a little uncomfortable </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">about</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> this situation.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>When I shout, give a haul </text><choice_g><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>through</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the rope.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Denise almost gasped aloud </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>over</choice></choice_g><text> astonishment.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He had surgery for a torn tendon </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> his elbow.</text></item>
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