The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ______little foreign ownership.

“How could you lose so much money?” John asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from _____ the kitchen table.

Li Gang was required to apologize ___ the people present at the meeting ______ what he had done .

Tom , you ______ leave all your clothes on the floor like this!

---Thank God you’re safe!
--- I stepped back, just _______ to avoid the racing car.

Shanghai and Nanjing are among the most important cities in China __________ their size and population.

The little boy talked his mother ______buying him a home computer.

_______the Teachers’ Day ,the students are cleaning the classroom.

To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered ________ interest, so people soon gathered around.

I think you should complain—_________ , of course, you are happy with the way things are.