[单项选择]People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ______ creates further problems.
A. in short
B. in case
C. in doubt
D. in turn

[单项选择] People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their cars, and this ______ creates further problems.
A. in turn
B. in case
C. after all
D. in time

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Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.
Said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While here‘s on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you‘re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.  In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory video on surgical procedures. Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that&lsquo
A. the benefits of manageable stress
B. how to avoid stressful situations
C. how to cope with stress effectively
D. the effects of stress hormones on memory

[单项选择]Remember to try to avoid（）mistakes in grammar when you write a composition.
A. to make
B. making
C. having made
D. to be made

[单项选择]Remember to try to avoid ______mistakes in grammar when you write a composition.
A. to make
B. making
C. having made
D. to be made

[单项选择]Who should expect delays at border crossings
A. Customs officials.
B. Hoteliers.
C. French citizens.
D. Embassy personnel.

[单项选择]What is causing the delays near Interchange 215
A. Road construction.
B. A small accident.
C. Inclement weather conditions.
D. Invisibility due to mist.

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Frustrated with delays in Sacramento, Bay Area officials said Thursday they planned to take matters into their own hands to regulate the region’s growing pile of electronic trash.
A San Jose councilwoman and a San Francisco supervisor said they would propose local initiatives aimed at controlling electronic waste if the California law-making body fails to act on two bills stalled in the Assembly. They are among a growing number of California cities and counties that have expressed the same intention.
Environmentalists and local governments are increasingly concerned about the toxic hazard posed by old electronic devices and the cost of safely recycling those products. An estimated 6 million televisions and computers are stocked in California homes, and an additional 6,000 to 7,000 computers become outdated every day. The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances, and are already banned from California landfills (垃圾填埋场).
Legi
A. Exert pressure on manufacturers of electronic devices.
B. Lay down relevant local regulations themselves.
C. Lobby the lawmakers of the California Assembly.
D. Rally support to pass the stalled bills.

[单项选择]After September 11, long delays of express air shipping often arise because of

[单项选择]Delays and accidents will cost Europe $160bn in 2031.