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

33．Life is too short to waste and too __ to give up.

A．expensive　　　　 B．ordinary　　　　 C．fragile　　　　　 D．precious

32．This house is big enough for us two __, but we'll have to move if we have a baby.

A．for a moment　　 B．in a moment　　 C．for the moment　 　D．on the moment

31．I don't think he could have done so much homework last night, __ 　?

A．do I　　　　　　 B．did he　　　　　 C．has he　　　　　 D．could he

30．The judge made the final decision after listening to the opinions of each party __

A．involved　　　　 B．to be involved　　 C．involving　　　　 D．having involved

29．The questions listed here are just a few problems that teenagers may __

A．come to　　　　　 B．come about　　 　　C．come across　　　 D．come through

28．With oil price going down all the time, people __ to pay less for traveling.

A．attempt　　　　　 B．require　　　　 C．suppose　　　　　 D．expect

27．Bolt's breaking the world record of 100-meter race was an exciting moment, __ all of us will never forget.

A．one　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　 D．what