According to a recent survey,four million people die each year from diseases to smoking.
问题描述：
According to a recent survey,four million people die each year from diseases to smoking.
A.linking B.to link C.having linked D.linked
答
答案应是D
link to的原型应是link...to...,把……和……连接/联系到一起；
有与……有关的意思,其逻辑主语是“人”,物是该动作的的承受者；
所以,当link to后置做定语的时候,先行词（diseases）是link to的
宾语,应用被动态及过去分词形式,逻辑主语（人）被省略.
故选D.