填空题

Directions: There are 15 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank, Use only one word in each blank.
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20^th century. Early in the 1900s most Americans towns and c (79) had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was de (80) on both sides with many various bu (81) . Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. In addition, some shops offered f (82) . These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a ch (83) began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were av (84) to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces ou (85) the city limits. Open space is what their car driving cus (86) needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was b (87) . Shopping centres, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centres. Attr (88) by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from d (89) areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centers led in turn to the building of bigger a (90) better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed i (91) small cities themselves. In addition to providing the con (92) of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscapes parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor ent (93) .