ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe 20thcentury. 1 inthe 1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas 2 onbothsideswithmany 3 businesses.Here, shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise: clothing,furniture,hardware,groceries. 4 ,someshopsoffered 5 .Theseshopsincludeddrugstores, restaurants, shoe?repairstores, andbarberorhairdressingshops. 6 inthe 1950s, achangebeganto 7 .ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet 8 toofewparkingplaceswere 9 shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded, merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces 10 thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircar?drivingcustomersneeded.Andopenspaceiswhattheygot 11 thefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcentres, orrathermalls, 12 asacollectionofsmallnewstores 13 crowdedcitycentres. 14 byhundredsoffreeparkingspace, customersweredrawnawayfrom 15 areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing 16 ofshoppingcentresled 17 tothebuildingofbiggerandbetter?stockedstores. 18 thelate 1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe 19 ofonestopshopping, mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks, 20 benches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment.
1.A.AsearlyasB.EarlyC.EarlyasD.Earlier
2.A.builtB.designedC.intentedD.lined
3.A.variedB.variousC.sortedD.mixedup
4.A.ApartfromB.HoweverC.InadditionD.Aswell
5.A.medicalcareB.foodC.cosmeticsD.services
6.A.suddenlyB.AbruptlyC.ContrarilyD.But
7.A.betakingplaceB.takeplaceC.betakenplaceD.havetakenplace
8.A.whileB.yetC.thoughD.andthen
9.A.availableforB.availabletoC.usedbyD.readyfor
10.A.overB.fromC.outofD.outside
11.A.whenB.whileC.sinceD.then
12.A.startedB.foundedC.setupD.organized
13.A.outofB.awayfromC.nexttoD.near
14.A.AttractedB.SurprisedC.DelightedD.Enjoyed
15.A.innerB.centralC.shoppingD.downtown
16.A.distinctionB.fameC.popularityD.liking
17.A.onB.inturnC.byturnsD.further
18.A.ByB.DuringC.InD.Towards
19.A.cheapnessB.readinessC.convenienceD.handiness
20.A.becauseofB.andC.withD.provided