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Use of the following to fill each blank: against, among, before, between, near, of, over, under. 21. They were arguing _____ who was the first one to see the UFO.21. They were arguing over who was the first one to see the UFO. 22. Criminal charges will be brought _____ the driver _____ the van.22. Criminal charges will be brought against the driver of the van. 23. The busy nurse forgot she left the thermometer _____ my tongue.23. The busy nurse forgot she left the thermometer under my tongue. 24. I sat too _____ to her and caught her cold.24. I sat too near to her and caught her cold. 25. She is trying to remove something that stuck _____ her teeth.25. She is trying to remove something that stuck between her teeth. 26. A puppy was _____ the survivors _____ a train crash.26. A puppy was among the survivors of a train crash. 27. The magician made himself disappear _____ a crowd _____ 100 spectators.27. The magician made himself disappear before a crowd of 100 spectators. 28. _____ the day of wedding she changed her mind not to marry him.28. Near the day of wedding she changed her mind not to marry him. 29. It is _____ my beliefs to be nice to someone I dislike.29. It is against my beliefs to be nice to someone I dislike. 30. I put my hands _____ my eyes because I couldn't bear to see the crocodiles fight.30. I put my hands over my eyes because I couldn't bear to see the crocodiles fight. 31. It took us _____ ten minutes to finish the big bowl _____ peanuts.31. It took us under ten minutes to finish the big bowl of peanuts. 32. A fight broke out when the robbers couldn't divide the loot _____ themselves.32. A fight broke out when the robbers couldn't divide the loot among themselves. 33. _____ I ask if there is a toilet _____ here, I had better look for it myself.33. Before I ask if there is a toilet near here, I had better look for it myself. 34. We paddled quickly downstream as our boat was _____ crocodiles and hippopotamuses.34. We paddled quickly downstream as our boat was between crocodiles and hippopotamuses. 35. I had a sore throat so I came up _____ a lot _____ problems trying to get the students to understand what I say.35. I had a sore throat so I came up against a lot of problems trying to get the students to understand what I say. 36. He jumped out _____ the car just before it fell _____ a cliff.36. He jumped out of the car just before it fell over a cliff. 37. Someone must have queue-jumped. There were ten people _____ me in the queue but now eleven.37. Someone must have queue-jumped. There were ten people before me in the queue but now eleven. 38. She took an hour to choose _____ a white dress and a black dress.38. She took an hour to choose between a white dress and a black dress. 39. They decided to take legal action _____ him for driving _____ the influence of alcohol.39. They decided to take legal action against him for driving under the influence of alcohol. 40. I was standing just _____ enough to hear the very cruel things they were saying about me.40. I was standing just near enough to hear the very cruel things they were saying about me.
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