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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 raced madly </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">up</choice></choice_g><text> the stairs.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The computer is a useful analogy </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>around</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the brain.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>They got an interim injunction </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> the union.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The operation was Kelly's only hope </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> survival.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>They carried out an autopsy </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> the victim.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>We all set about preparing </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> the party.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She shrank </text><choice_g><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> his touch.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Scott gave him a sharp left jab </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> the ribs.</text></item>
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