The great man died twenty years ago.同义句转换 It ______twenty years _____th

It is twenty years since the great man died.在 请教你两道题，先谢了 1.They showed great interest in the topic(同义句转换）They ___ _______ in the topic very much2. on my way home I saw her,she was walking across the road(合成一句）on my way hone I saw ________ ____________ across the road.1.were interested (是两空吧？）2. her walking