A．attended　　　　　　　B．attained

C．attracted D．attached

解析：选C。考查动词辨析。attend意为"参加，出席"；attain意为"达到；获得"；attract意为"吸引"；attach意为"系上；绑上；贴上"。根据句意，应选C项，表示上海世博会吸引了成千上万的外宾。A项错误，因为主语foreigners和attend是主谓关系，不能使用被动语态。

2．(2009年高考江苏卷)Distinguished guests and friends，welcome to our school.________ the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni(校友)from home and abroad.

A．Attend B．To attend

C．Attending D．Having attended

解析：选C。句意：尊敬的来宾朋友们，欢迎莅临我校。今天早上参加50周年庆典的是来自国内外的校友。本句为倒装句，正常的语序应该是：Our alumni from home and abroad are attending the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning.attending作谓语动词的一部分。

2.prepare　vt.& vi.　准备；预备；调制，配制

(回归课本P3)Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy，prepare and cook food.

当我学会怎样购买和烹煮食物时，做饭的确就成了乐趣。

归纳拓展

prepare for 为......做好准备

prepare sb. for sth. 使某人为某事做好准备prepare to do sth. 准备做某事

be prepared for 为......做好准备(状态)

be prepared to do 准备做......

preparation n. 准备

make preparations for 为......做准备

in preparation(for sth.) (为某事)做好准备

例句探源

①(朗文P1603)The Bears are busy preparing for their game against the Redskins next week.

熊队正忙于准备下周与红人队的比赛。

②(朗文P1603)I haven't prepared my report for the meeting yet.我还没有把会议报告准备好。

③(朗文P1603)Kenny has spent months preparing to take the entrance exam.肯尼已花了数月时间准备入学考试。

④(牛津P1560)The college prepares students for a career in business.这个学院是培养商务人才的。

⑤(牛津P1560)He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.

他在厨房做午饭。

⑥(牛津P1560)I was not prepared for all the problems it caused.我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无防备。

⑦She is very dear to us.We have been prepared to do whatever it takes to save her life.(2009年高考湖南卷)

她是我们心爱的宝贝。我们准备不惜一切代价挽救她的生命。

3．完成句子

(1)为备战这场重要比赛，队伍一直在严格训练。

The team has been training hard ________ ________ ________ the big game.

答案：in preparation for

(2)正在为总统访问做准备工作。