2 . 人们投入了数十亿美元的资金发射卫星以加强对这些灾害的预测。
Billions of dollars ________.

6 . When Derek built our family house about eight years ago, I ________heavily ________(involve), painting the rooms and putting down the flooring throughout the house. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 一听到我的话，他立刻受到了激励，决定跑起来。
Upon hearing my words, he ________________and decided to run.

8 . 在2004年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，一个技术问题使他很难堪。
At the ceremony of the 2004 Academy Awards, he ________ because of a technical problem.

9 . Because I _________ (被他为我所做的事情所感动), I couldn’t contain myself. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
→ ________________ , I couldn’t contain myself.(分词短语作状语)

10 . 自从歌剧《茶花女》上演以来，因其情节曲折(tortuous)、画面唯美而赢得了观众的喜爱。
Since La Traviata ________________, it has won the audience because of ________________ and beautiful pictures.