Thousands of foreigners were ________ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened．

attended

adopted

attached

attracted

The taxi ________ on the way to the airport．As a result, Lynn was late for her flight．

broke up

broke out

broke down

broke off

________ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and have chats with them．

Except for

Apart from

Rather than

Instead of

Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure．

result from

lie in

stick to

contribute to

Always read the ________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine．

explanations

descriptions

instructions

introductions

________ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits．

Blaming

Blamed

To blame

To be blamed

Mr Brown complained to the company that the washing machine he had had ________ went wrong again．

to repair

it repaired

repaired

to be repaired

Please remain ________; the winner of the prize will be announced soon．

seating

to seat

to be seated

seated

I’m calling enquiry about the position ________ in yesterday’s China Daily．

advertised

to be advertised

advertising

having advertised

The United Nations called on these countries to solve this problem in a(n)________ way, adding that any negative measure would cause bad effects．

immediate

cautious

positive

enthusiastic