People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _________ creates further problems．

A．in turn

B．takes its turn

C．in return

D．by turns

The teacher was angry about his being late for class, but he behaved _________ nothing had happened．

A．as

B．even if

C．as if

D．even though

The performance _________ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early．

A．covered

B．lasted

C．reached

D．played

It is Tim, my best friend in my childhood, who tells me he always dreams of _________ for him to go to Shanghai to study and live there．

A．there to be a chance

B．there is a chance

C．there being a chance

D．being a chance

_________ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy．

A．As

B．That

C．What

D．It

Our neighbor has _________ ours．

A．as a big house as

B．as big a house as

C．the same big house as

D．a house the same big as

Email, as well as letters, _________ an important part in daily communication．

A．is playing

B．are playing

C．have played

D．play

I have never been to England．I, _________, don’t know much about it．

A．because

B．although

C．therefore

D．however

I’ll be late．You _________ me earlier．

A．should wake

B．ought to

C．ought have waken

D．should have waken

_________ seems strange to us is _________ the troublesome boy is getting along well with his teachers now．

A．It; that

B．What; how

C．It; how

D．What; that