—May I borrow your pencil, please?—Yes, of course. Here are some and you can take ________ of them.

I prefer a house in a mountain village to________in such a large city as Changsha.

There are _________ ten rooms in his house.

(2013·陕西西北工大附中模拟)—What about the price of these washing machines?—They are equal in price to, if not cheaper than，________ at the other shops in the street.

Some say one thing, but ____.