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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>Do you have any tips </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> buying a second-hand car?</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>He held her tight and murmured </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice></choice_g><text> her.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>The children shrank back from him </text><choice_g><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> revulsion.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>The wall is nine feet </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>by</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> height.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>Report the theft </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice>onto</choice><choice correct="y">to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> the police as soon as possible.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The submarine is impossible to detect </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> radar.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>Fate was strongly biased </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice>into</choice><choice>through</choice></choice_g><text> him.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>Finally he was able to cry properly, </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>at</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> restraint.</text></item>
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