Since 1945 there has been an important change in cities in the United States and Canada─the growth of shopping centers. Before World War II (1939-1945), cities 44 department stores, other smaller stores, and offices. These were in the center of the city, 45 downtown. Around downtown there were areas with houses and apartments. After World War II, as cities grew bigger and bigger, it became more and more difficult to drive downtown to go shopping. Store 46 decided they could do more business if they left downtown and moved closer to the new areas with houses and apartments. 47 , today we find large and small shopping centers on the main streets of those areas. A large shopping center has fifty to one hundred stores of all kinds 48 a large parking lot for cars around it, and parking in the parking lot is free. Downtown in most cities is not as important as it was before 1945. 【題組】44 (A) have (B) had (C) which have (D) that had
Halloween was not Mary’s favorite holiday. Oh, sure, when she was a little kid, Mary liked dressing up in a 36 and going trick or treat. But now she was getting a little old for all that. In fact, the day after Halloween, Mary would 37 thirteen. She would 38 think she is just a little kid. Mary would never admit it, but she had one other big 39 for not
liking Halloween. When your birthday falls on November 1, no one ever makes a big 40 out of it－because it is right
after Halloween! 【題組】40
(A)shake (B)mistake (C)deal (D)order
23 A tour bus carrying many foreign tourists crashed into a highway railing and burst into fire, resulting in
great ___________. (A) actualities (B) casualties (C) humanities (D) properties
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