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  3. Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarte

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarte

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问题     Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.【C1】______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【C2】______on both sides with many【C3】______businesses.  Here shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing,  furniture,  hardware,  groceries.【C4】______, some shops offered【C5】______. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair  stores,  and  barber  or  hairdressing shops.【C6】______in the 1950s, a change began to【C7】______. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street【C8】______too few parking places were【C9】______for the shoppers. Bemuse the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces【C10】______the city limits." Open space was what their car-driving customers needed. And open space was what they got,【C11】______the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls,【C12】______as a collection of small new stores【C13】______crowded city centers.【C14】______by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from【C15】______areas to outlying malls.
    And the growing【C16】______of shopping centers led【C17】______to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.【C18】______the late 1970s,  many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the【C19】______of one-stop shopping,  malls  were  transformed  into landscaped parks,【C20】______benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. [br] 【C16】
选项 A、distinction
B、fame
C、popularity
D、liking
答案 C
解析 根据上下文的意思，应该选择[C] popularity (盛行，流行)。
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