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 the heart of a town. This street was lined on the both sides with many 2 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. In addition, some shops offered 3 . There shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a change began to 4 place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 5 to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 6 as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centers. 7 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 8 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 9 of shopping centers led in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 10 of the stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
    A. designed I.various
    B. take J. popularity來源：www.examda.com
    C. Early K. cosmetics
    D. Attracted L. started
    E. though M. downtown
    F. convenience N. available
    G. services O. cheapness
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    1. C 20世紀(jì)早期，大多數(shù)美國城市和城鎮(zhèn)都有一條主街道。20世紀(jì)早期即用early in the 1900s。
    2. I 這條街道排成一列，街道兩邊都是各式各樣的商店。various 意為“不同的、各種各樣的”。
    3. G 另外，一些商店還提供一些服務(wù)。提供服務(wù)可用固定的搭配offer services。
    4. B 所填詞take 才能與后面的詞place搭配，take place 為固定詞組，意為“發(fā)生”But in the 1950s, a change began to take place. 意為20世紀(jì)50年代發(fā)生了巨大的變化。
    5 . N 主街道充斥著太多的汽車，卻沒有地方給顧客停車。available 意為“可用到的、可利用的”，這里指沒有可用的地方給顧客停車。
    6. L Shopping centers, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centers. 購物中心或者購物商場開始在擁擠的城市中心之外建小型的新商場。開始即用start。
    7.D 顧客們被許多免費的停車場所吸引，attracted 是被吸引之意。
    8.M customers were drawn away from downtown areas to outlying malls.顧客們被從市區(qū)吸引到郊區(qū)的購物商場。市區(qū)即用downtown 一詞。
    9.J 購物中心越來越流行，popularity即普及、流行之意。
    10.F購物中心除了提供停車的便利之外，還提供其他服務(wù)。提供便利即用provide convenience。