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