43. A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　 B. delight　　　　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　 D. horror

42. A. special　　　　　　　　　　 B. available　　　　　　　　 C. closed　　　　　　　　 D. reliable

41. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Thus　　　　　　　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　　　 D. But

40. A. accommodation　　　　 B. information　　　　　　 C. technology　　　　　 D. services

39. A. In addition　　　　　　　 B. Therefore　　　　　　　 C. On the contrary　　 D. As well

38. A. factories　　　　　　　　　 B. trees　　　　　　　　　　　 C. businesses　　　　　　 D. hospitals

37. A. built　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. designed　　　　　　　　 C. intended　　　　　　　 D. lined

36. A. Finally　　　　　　　　　　 B. Early　　　　　　　　　　 C. Late　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lately

35. --May I sit in the chair near the window?

-- __ . The paint on it is wet.

A. By no means　　 B. Help yourself　　 C. It depends　　　　 D. Never mind

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.

36 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was　 37　 on both sides with many various 　38 .

Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 　39　 　, some shops offered　 　40　 　.These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 41　 　in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many cars had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 　42　 to shoppers. Because- the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with 　43　 　at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving 　44 　needed.

And open space was what merchants got 　45　 　the first shopping centers were built Shopping centers, or rather malls, 　46 　as a collection of small new stores 　47 　crowded city centers. 　48 　by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 　49 areas to out-lying malls. And the growing 　50 　of shopping centers led 　51 　to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.

52　 the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost 　53 　into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 　　54 　of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped(园林化)parks,　 　55　 　benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

34. The fire which happened in the CCTV's new building has raised __ about the safety

of using fireworks in cities.

A. attention　　　 　B. expectation　　　 C. concern　　　　　 D. standard