II. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)

　　Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)

　　Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early 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 16 on both sides with many 17businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries. 18, some shops offered 19. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.20 in the 1950s, a change began to 21 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 22 too few parking places were 23 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 24 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 25 the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 26 as a collection of small new stores 27 crowded city centers. 28 by hundreds of free parking places, customers were drawn away from 29 areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity 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 30 of one-step shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

　　16. A. built B. designed

　　C. intended D. lined

　　17. A. varied B. various

　　C. sorted D. mixed up

　　18. A. Apart from B. However

　　C. In addition D. As well

　　19. A. medical care B. food

　　C. cosmetics D. services

　　20. A. Suddenly B. Abruptly

　　C. Contrarily D. But

　　21. A. be taking place B. take place

　　C. be taken place D. have taken place

　　22. A. while B. yet

　　C. though D. and then

　　23. A. available for B. available to

　　C. used by D. ready for

　　24. A. over B. from

　　C. out of D. outside

　　25. A. when B. while

　　C. since D. then

　　26. A. started B. founded

　　C. set up D. organized

　　27. A. out of B. away from

　　C. next to D. near

　　28. A. Attracted B. Surprised

　　C. Delighted D. Enjoyed

　　29. A. inner B. central

　　C. shopping D. downtown

　　30. A. cheapness B. readiness

　　C. convenience D. handiness