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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're </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice correct="y">at</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> church.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>She smacked the boy </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice>in</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> the leg.</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>She seems to be on the fast track </text><choice_g><choice>behind</choice><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>from</choice></choice_g><text> promotion.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>Certain words were marked </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">as</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> important.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>She was found unfit </text><choice_g><choice>against</choice><choice correct="y">for</choice><choice>over</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> work.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>The strikers returned to work, but </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>from</choice><choice>on</choice><choice correct="y">under</choice></choice_g><text> protest.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>The machine can get very hot </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice correct="y">during</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>under</choice></choice_g><text> operation.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I came </text><choice_g><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">by</choice><choice>to</choice><choice>toward</choice></choice_g><text> cab.</text></item>
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