题目内容：

词与短语选择填空

先阅读短文，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使全文在逻辑上正确。

（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）

prevent  /  treat   /  take place  /  attend  /  deal with   /  regret

1.Don’t ________ this serious matter as a joke.

2.He is going to Shanghai to ________ a meeting next week.

3.They think the stones can ________ illness and keep people healthy.

4.Candy told me she used to be really shy and took up singing to ______ her shyness.

5.The tea trade from China to western countries didn’t ________ in the 18th century.