_ I was_______ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.
Her face went red _____ he had said.
The teacher asked an easy question, but not a proper answer _____.
When Li Ming got to America, he found his English was quite different _____ he had learned in China.
He promised to _____ me with a beautiful gift.
Children are usually mean. _____ they take much, they won’t give.