请根据首字母或括号内的提示用单词的正确形式填空 (共15题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
Harry Potter, the a_______ of which is J.K. Rowling, has been one of the best-sellers for years.
WWF is d_______ (致力于) to protecting wild animals around the world and the places where these animals live.
If I’m late for the interview, I will be _______ (暴怒的) with myself!
We can a_______ (呼吁) to charities to help those less fortunate.
Can you a_______ for the series of failures in our experiment?
You must ask for _______ (permit) if you want to leave early.
“You always were the best-tempered man,” said Amanda, smiling g_______ (温柔地).
After his wife passed away, he s_______ (寻求) escape in the bottle from hard realities.
A g______ (真正的) friend will not desert you in time of trouble.
He wanted to be a _______ (物理学家) and devote himself to research.
Looking up, he found himself s_______ (包围) by many children in rags.
The house is more than twenty meters long and m_______ six meters in width.
Without mutual (相互的) respect, true love cannot possibly e_______.
Modern industry has been concentrated in a few u_______ (城市的) centers.
It is 2 weeks since the Art Festival, but the performances of all the students are still very _______ (令人印象深刻的).