The lower East Side is neither rich nor beautiful，but it can be a good place to shop．

On Sundays，its streets are crowded with visitors and shoppers like these．They are trying to find a coat or a pair of shoes at a good price．

Most people prefer to shop in the big department stores like Macy's，Gimbel's，or Bloomingdale's because there they can find clothing，furniture，toys，and food in one store．

Some people like the smaller stores of Greenwich Village or other areas when they are looking for an unusual present．

Some streets have only one kind of stores．Bracelets and rings shine in the windows of Canal Street，and wedding dresses fill the stores of Grant Street．There are streets for furs，and，in one area，there are 600shops for antiques!

Fifth Avenue is the most famous place to shop，and it is usually the most expensive．There you can find the latest styles from Paris，Italy，or New York．You can spend thousands of dollars on Fifth Avenue，or you can just windowshop and admire the sights for free．

46．How many kinds of shops or stores on the lower East Side are mentioned in the passage？___

A．Four．B．Five．C．Six．D．Seven．

47．If you want to buy something fashionable to wear，you'd better go to___．

A．Grant Street

B．the big department stores

C．Fifth Avenue

D．the smaller stores of Greenwich Village

48．Why does the writer say that the lower East Side can be a good place to shop？___

A．Because its streets are crowded with visitors．

B．Because there are latest style from Paris，Italy，or New York．

C．Because there are different goods in different stores they can meet the needs of the visitors and shoppers．

D．Because women want very much to go there and buy bracelets and rings．

49．The underlined wordswindow shop in the sentence means"___"．

A．put all one's goods in the shop-window

B．look at goods displayed