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

1 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¡¡ 2¡¡ on both sides with many various ¡¡3 .

Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. ¡¡4¡¡ ¡¡, some shops offered¡¡ ¡¡5¡¡ ¡¡.These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6¡¡ ¡¡in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many cars had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were ¡¡7¡¡ to shoppers. Because- the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with ¡¡8¡¡ ¡¡at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving ¡¡9 ¡¡needed.

And open space was what merchants got ¡¡10¡¡ ¡¡the first shopping centers were built Shopping centers, or rather malls, ¡¡11 ¡¡as a collection of small new stores ¡¡12 ¡¡crowded city centers. ¡¡13 ¡¡by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from ¡¡14 areas to out-lying malls. And the growing ¡¡15 of shopping centers led ¡¡16 ¡¡to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.

17¡¡ the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost ¡¡18 ¡¡into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the¡¡ ¡¡19 ¡¡of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped(Ô°ÁÖ»¯)parks,¡¡ ¡¡20 ¡¡benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. A. customers¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. bosses¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. workers¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. staff

45. A. when¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. while¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. since¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. because

46. A. changed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. started¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. provided¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. organized

47. A. within¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. near¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. next to¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. away from

48. A. Suggested¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. Attacked¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. Attracted¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. Confused

49. A. public¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. private¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. outdoor¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. downtown

50. A. popularity¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. beauty¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. distinction¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. expense

51. A. out of turn¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. in turn¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. out of order¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. in order

52. A. By¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. During¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. In¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. Towards

53. A. increased¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. shrunk¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. developed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. decreased

54. A. regulation¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. relation¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. convenience¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. confidence

55. A. around¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. besides¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. with¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. without

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