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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>They have taken this decision </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>under</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> any consultation.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>The department submitted a proposal </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> lower speed limits.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Her eyes suddenly flashed </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> anger.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Females outnumber males </text><choice_g><choice>as</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> a wide margin.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Each lesson was an hour </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> length.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He slept, huddled </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> an armchair.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Parallel lines appear to meet </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>for</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> infinity.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>He died </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> remorse.</text></item>
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