As suburbs grew, businesses moved into the new areas. Large shopping centres containing a great kind of stores changed con- 【M1】_________. sumer patterns. The number of these centres rose from eight in 【M2】_________. the end of World War 11 to 3,840 in 1960. With easy parking and convenient evening time, customers could avoid city shopping en- 【M3】_________. tirely. New highways created a better access to the suburbs and 【M4】_________. its shops. The Highway Act of 1956 provided $ 26,000 million, the largest public work expenditure in US. history, to build 【M5】_________. more than 64,000 kilometres of federal roads to link together all parts of the country. Television, consequently, had a powerful impact on social 【M6】_________.
A. sumer B. the C. tirely. New D. its E. more F. Television, G. and H. ly I. fewer J. average K. Americans L. advertisements M. 【M1】