1 . Deeply __________ (absorb) in the wonderful musical performance, he didn’t even notice I was patting him. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . ______(absorb) in writing his new novel, Steve didn’t notice evening approaching.

3 . A_______of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. （根据首字母单词拼写）

4 . Catherine stood still, h______(to be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous) about where to go. (根据首字母单词拼写)

5 . The teacher stormed into the classroom, ________(determine) to punish the naughty children. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . ________(devote) to education for many years, the teacher is respected by all her students. （所给词的适当形式填空）

8 . 人们聚集在一起，好奇的想知道解决办法是什么。
People gathered round, __________ to know what the __________ was.

9 . C________（相反的）to popular belief, many cats dislike milk. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)

10 . ______(相反的) to popular belief, some young people prefer to live with their parents nowadays. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)