Shopping habits in the United St

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20^th Century.___26___ in the 1900s most American towns and cites had a Main Street Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was ___27___ with many various stores on both sides. Here, shopper walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: Clothing,furniture, hardware, and groceries. ___28___. some shops offered ___29___. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a change began to___30___. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street___31___ too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces___32___ the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving customers need. And open space was what they got ___33___ the first sopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls ___34___ as a collection of small new stores ___35___ crowded city centers. ___36___ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from ___37___ areas to suburb malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centers led ___38___ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. __39____ 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 changed into landscaped parks, ___40___ seats, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
回答第28空
A、Apart from
B、However
C、In addition
D、As well
【正确答案】：C