In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.
London, one of the __26__ cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months, __27__ in the way of entertainment - and the __28__ act like a magnet with __29__ array of presents for the Christmas __30__, followed by large scale bargains in the January __31__. But it's not only London that __32__ value shopping - most of our suburban and __33__ centres have just as much to offer to the __34__ shopper.

Even if you're based __35__ London, you don't have to spend all your __36__ there - and that goes for all the year __37__, too. Take a train or coach and __38__ what else Britain has to offer; __39__ are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country houses __40_ keep their stately front doors open __41__ the year are Longleat and Woburn Abbey. __42__ a car and drive __43__ into the beauty of the winter landscape - the scenery will be __44__ beautiful - and the people will have more time to chat to you __45__ this time of year.。

26. [A]coldest      [B]foggiest     [C]busiest       [D]noisiest
27. [A]normally    [B]especially    [C]occasionally   [D]generally
28. [A]clubs       [B]pubs        [C]restaurants    [D]shops
29. [A]its         [B]the          [C]that         [D]their
30. [A]shopper     [B]visitor       [C]caller        [D]spender
31. [A]bargains    [B]sales         [C]selling       [D]trading
32. [A]opens      [B]presents      [C]grants        [D]offers
33. [A]provincial   [B]national      [C]divisional     [D]international
34. [A]lonely      [B]eager        [C]lazy          [D]nervous
35.[A]in         [B]at           [C]on           [D]outside
36.[A]money     [B]time         [C]energy        [D]holiday
37.[A]there      [B]then         [C]over           [D]round
38.[A]see        [B]watch        [C]look           [D]view
39.[A]they       [B]which        [C]there          [D]here
40.[A]where     [B]which         [C]what         [D]who
41.[A]for        [B]by            [C]within        [D]throughout
42.[A]Lend      [B]Let            [C]Hire         [D]Take
43.[A]out       [B]back           [C]on           [D]across
44.[A]even      [B]still           [C]yet           [D]ever
45.[A]after      [B]beyond        [C]with          [D]at