Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly inthe last quarter of the 20th century. 1 __in the 1900s mostAmerican towns and cities had a Main Street.Main Street wasalways in the heart of a town.This street was 2__ on both sideswith many 3__ businesses.Here, shoppers walked into stores tolook at all sorts of merchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,groceries. 4__ ,some shops offered5__ .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repairstores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6__ in the 1950s, a change began to 7 __.Too manyautomobiles had crowded into Main Street 8__ too few parking places were 9__ shoppers.Becausethe streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10__ the citylimits.Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.And open space is what they got11__ the first shopping centre was built.Shopping centres, or rather malls, 12__ as a collection ofsmall new stores 13__ crowded city centres. 14__ by hundreds of free parking space, customerswere drawn away from 15__ areas to outlying malls.And the growing 16__ of shopping centres led17__ to the building of bigger and better-stocked stores. 18 __the late 1970s,many shoppingmalls had almost developed into small cities themselves.In addition to providing the 19__ of onestop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 __benches,fountains,andoutdoor entertainment.

  1.A.As early as B.Early C.Early as D.Earlier

  2.A.built B.designed C.intented D.lined

  3.A.varied B.various C.sorted D.mixed up

  4.A.Apart from B.However C.In addition D.As well

  5.A.medical care B.food C.cosmetics D.services

  6.A.suddenly B.Abruptly C.Contrarily D.But

  7.A.be taking place B.take placeC.be taken place D.have taken place

  8.A.while B.yet C.though D.and then

  9.A.available for B.available to C.used by D.ready for

  10.A.over B.from C.out of D.outside

  11.A.when B.while C.since D.then

  12.A.started B.founded C.set up D.organized

  13.A.out of B.away from C.next to D.near

  14.A.Attracted B.Surprised C.Delighted D.Enjoyed

  15.A.inner B.central C.shopping D.downtown

  16.A.distinction B.fame C.popularity D.liking

  17.A.on B.in turn C.by turns D.further

  18.A.By B.During C.In D.Towards

  19.A.cheapness B.readiness C.convenience D.handiness

  20.A.because of B.and C.with D.provided

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