3. They were well served at a friend's house.

apply

【即学即练】

1. The new technology will be applied to farming.

2. I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them.

attend

【归纳】attend是动词，意为：①出席，参加；②经常去，定期去；③（医生、护士等）看护，照顾，治疗。如：

Over two hundred people attended the conference.

My family attend church every Sunday.

Martin himself has attended the sick man.

【拓展】attend to意为：①照看，照料，接待（顾客）；②注意倾听；③处理，办理。如：

If you go out, I will attend to the baby.

Tom didn't attend to what his father was saying.

Mike offered to go out and attend to these matters.

【即学即练】翻译下面句子。

1. 现在最重要的事是照顾病人。

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2. 汤姆希望大家都参加他的生日聚会。

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3. 请注意我要讲的话。

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contribute

【归纳】contribute 是动词，常与介词to 连用， 意为：①捐献，捐赠（尤指款或物），捐助；②是......的原因之一；③增加，增进，添加（到某物）；④投稿。如：

The local government hoped that everybody living in the town would contribute to the Red Cross.