—Were you late ________ the meeting? —No, I arrived there ten minutes________ the meeting started.
— Are you going anywhere? — I _________ about visiting my sister, but I have changed my mind.
Friendship is _________ wine. The longer we keep it, the tastier it will be.
Don’t bother your father. He’s got a lot _________ his mind.
The parents can _________ afford his extra education abroad, because one of them has been out of work.
Since the war _________ in Syria in 2011, there have been a great many refugees(难民) running to nearby European countries.