2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语259

{01}Eating too much fat can _______ heart diseases and cause high blood pressure
A.attend to
B.devote to
C.dedicate to
D.contribute to
解析：contribute to“促成，导致”；attend to“照顾”；devote to“献身于”；dedicate to“献身，致力于”。
本题选D。
{02}---Did he _______ to escape being punished by the police?
---No, he _______ to, but failed.
A.try; managed
B.succeed; tried
C.manage; tried
D.succeed; managed
解析：考查短语搭配。manage to do成功的做，try to do试图做。句意：——他成功的逃脱警察的惩罚了吗？——没有，他试过但失败了。
本题选C。