People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and_____ this creates further problems.
9. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________ in which people communicate across time and space.
8. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
7. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ________ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.
6. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.
5.All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.