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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>To pass the time, we played a game </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> cards.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He was perfectly agreeable </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>of</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> the idea.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>I lost my power </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>into</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> speech for a while after the accident.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She felt great nostalgia </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> the old way of life.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>The pool is 15 feet </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>across</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> breadth.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>They fought </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> control of the island.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>I was slightly nervous </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">of</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>The condition of the house is reflected </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>for</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>on</choice></choice_g><text> its low price.</text></item>
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