While larger banks can afford to maintain their own data-processing operations, many smaller regional and community banks are finding that the ( cost associated with ) upgrading data-processing equipment and with the development and maintenance of new products and technical staff are prohibitive. A. cost associated with B. costs associated with C. costs arising from D. cost of E. costs of 这道题选了A，答案是B。上次答疑英老师说cost是不可数名词，不明白为什么选B。做题时感觉应该不是根据后面的谓语are来判断，因为谓语动词前面and连接了几个并列成分。现在review时不确定这些并列成分全都是修饰cost的，还是cost的并列。麻烦老师讲解。

Scientists have observed large concentrations of heavy-metal deposits in the upper twenty centimeters of （Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there）. (A) Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there (B) Baltic Sea sediments, where the growth of industrial activity is consistent with these findings (C) Baltic Sea sediments, findings consistent with its growth of industrial activity (D) sediments from the Baltic Sea, findings consistent with the growth of industrial activity in the area (E) sediments from the Baltic Sea, consistent with the growth of industrial activity there 这题答案是D，但是觉得D的表达很不高效，当时就排除了。Review也没太看明白，请老师讲解一下

In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, (in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics) and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers (C) partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics (D) partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers (E) partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers 看到划线后的and就想到平行，然后就错选了D，答案是E，不理解为什么，请老师讲解一下。谢谢！

In a state of pure commercial competition, there would be a large number of producing firms, all unfettered by governmental regulations, all seeking to meet consumer needs and wants more successfully than each other. A.all seeking to meet consumer needs and wants more successfully than each other B.all seeking more successfully to meet consumer needs and wants than the others C.each seeking to meet consumer needs and wants more successfully than one another D.each seeking to meet consumer needs and wants more successfully than the others E.each seeking more successfully to meet consumer needs and wants than another C和D到底怎么判断啊？

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[The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate.] A The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate. B The ability of scientists has become ever more accurate in providing models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, such as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions. C Scientists have become able to provide ever more accurate models of the atmosphere's complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions. D Scientists have become ever more accurate in their ability for providing models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions. E Scientists' ability to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions have become ever more accurate.

问题： 1. 听了老师的中文作文思路，但不知道该怎么转化成英文 2. 每个点要先概括说一下是什么问题吗？ 3. 作文主体部分要分段吗？ 如果点比较多怎么分？