【推荐2】根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。(形已变好，注：句首需要大写！)

starve　　　　independence　　　in memory of　　　 as though　　　spotted apologize　　 curiosity　　　　 getting away with　　spy on　　　　 balanced wandering　　accounts for　　　 in time　　　　　　 fundamental　　now that

1. Their __________ diets became such a success that before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more weight.
2. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks __________it is covered with pink snow.
3. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be ______________ to the development of life.
4. At that time people would _______________ if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
5. _____________ drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people.
6. The next morning I'd just about given myself up for lost when I was_______________ by a ship.
7. At this moment, they see a penniless young man ________________ on the pavement outside their house.
8. They were ______________ to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth's atmosphere.
9. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s ________________ from Britain.
10. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which __________________my appearance.