Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. （1） 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 （2） on both sides with many （3） businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. （4）,some shops offered （5） .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. （6） in the 1950s, a change began to （7） .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street （8） too few parking places were （9） shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces （10） the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got （11） the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, （12） as a collection of small new stores （13） crowded city centres. 14 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from （14） areas to outlying malls. And the growing （16） of shopping centres led （17） to the building of bigger and betterstocked stores. （18） the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the （19） of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, （20）benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

A:Apart from B:However C:In addition D:As well

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Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the twentieth century. (1) in the 1990s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was. (2) on both sides with many. (3) businesses, Here shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries (4) some shops offere (5) These shops included drag-stores, shoe-repair stores and barber or hairdressing shops. (6) in the 1950s, a change began to (7) Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street (8) too few parking places were (9) shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with inter6st at the open spaces (10) the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got. (11) the first shopping center was built. Shopping center (12) malls, started as a collection of small new stores . (13) congested city centers.. (14) by hundreds of free parking spaces customers were drawn away .from (15) areas to outlying malls. And the growing. (16) of shopping centers led (17) to the building of bigger and better stocked stores (18) the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the (19) of one-stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks (20) benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

A:As well B:Beside C:In addition D:Apart from

Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been (1) by both women and men in public (2) polls.
Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are (3) in types of work which were (4) for men and that women should step aside to make (5) for unemployed young men. They argue that women, especially women in their child--bearing years actually delay economic development and result (6) lower (7) , poor quality and inefficiency.
To solve the problem, they suggested that working women stay at home (8) their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these (9) , families would remain their same level of income, and women could run the house and (10) children much better.
The suggestion, (11) ,has been flatly rejected by 9 out of 10 people (12) .
Some other people have suggested another way (13) "phased employment" theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take (14) from her job when she is seven months (15) and stay off the job (16) her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their (17) salary and be allowed to return to work after the three--year period. This will (18) children, women, their families and the society and it (19) seems to be more (20) than the suggestion that women return to their homes forever.

A:in addition to B:moreover C:nevertheless D:in addition

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the twentieth century. (1) in the 1990s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was. (2) on both sides with many. (3) businesses, Here shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries (4) some shops offere (5) These shops included drag-stores, shoe-repair stores and barber or hairdressing shops. (6) in the 1950s, a change began to (7) Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street (8) too few parking places were (9) shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with inter6st at the open spaces (10) the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got. (11) the first shopping center was built. Shopping center (12) malls, started as a collection of small new stores . (13) congested city centers.. (14) by hundreds of free parking spaces customers were drawn away .from (15) areas to outlying malls. And the growing. (16) of shopping centers led (17) to the building of bigger and better stocked stores (18) the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the (19) of one-stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks (20) benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

A:As well B:Beside C:In addition D:Apart from

Have you any other reasons ______ the ones you just mentioned above

A:in addition to B:beside C:off D:at addition with

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. As early as 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 (51) on both sides with many varied businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. (52) , some shops offered service. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.
(53) in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street (54) too few parking places were (55) shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces (56) the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got (57) the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, (58) as a collection of small new stores (59) crowded city centres. (60) by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from (61) areas to outlying malls. And the growing (62) of shopping centres led (63) to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. (64) the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the convenience of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, (65) benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

A:Apart from B:However C:In addition D:As well

Transportation use a to Be Much
Slower than It Is Now
For many years in tile desert, camels used to be the only form of transportation. Before the (51) of modern trains, camel trains used to carry al! the goods for trading between Central Africa and Europe. Traders sometimes (52) to put together camel trains with 10,000 to 15,000 animals. Each animal often carried (53) 400 pounds and it could travel twenty miles a day. This form of transportation was so important (54) camels were called the "ship of the desert".
Now modern trains travel across the desert in a very (55) time. One engine can pull as much weight as 135,000 (56) ,in addition, trains use special cars for their load. Refrigerator cars carry food; boxcars carry heavy goods; stock cars carry animals; and tank cars carry oil.
(57) travel has changed, too. The earliest planes were biplanes, with two sets of wings. The top speed of this plane was 60 miles per hour. The pilots used to sit or lie on the wings in the open air. The plane (58) sometimes stopped in the middle of a trip. It used to be (59) to fly in bad weather. In snow or in rain, the wings frequently became icy. (60) the plane might go down.
Mechanical improvements during the First World War changed airplanes. Monoplanes took the place of biplanes. Pilots flew inside of covered cabins. Still, even these planes were small and expensive. Only (61) people were able to travel in airplanes.
Now modern jets make air travel possible for all people. (62) place in the world is more than 1 hours away by jet. Further improvements have (63) the cost of flying, and they have made air travel much safer than it used to be. A modern 707 can carry 170 people and can fly at 600 miles per hour. People (64) used to eat, sleep, or watch movies on airplanes. (65) these things are a normal part of air travel!

A:Then B:As usual C:After D:In addition

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. As early as 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 (51) on both sides with many varied businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. (52) , some shops offered service. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.
(53) in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street (54) too few parking places were (55) shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces (56) the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got (57) the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, (58) as a collection of small new stores (59) crowded city centres. (60) by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from (61) areas to outlying malls. And the growing (62) of shopping centres led (63) to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. (64) the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the convenience of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, (65) benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

A:Apart from B:However C:In addition D:As well

? ?阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

A:Then B:As usual C:After D:In addition