Complete the text with ONE word in each gap. Some people love big shops. They say: ‘The (1) _____ the better.’ That’s because, usually, there are more bargains in these shops. They are (2) _____ as expensive as smaller shops and it’s easier to do your shopping there (3) _____ in smaller shops. Others hate them. Maybe they have (4) _____ served by a bored ship assistant and they realise that the personal service that (5) _____ given in small shops is worth paying for. There is also another reason for avoiding big shops. (6) _____ is sometimes said that big shops are worse for the environment. Smaller shops are said (7) _____ offer more locally grown food which means less travel is needed. Big shops are winning, though. More and more are (8) _____ built while smaller shops (9) _____ forced to close down. What will happen in the future? Will our town centres (10) _____ turned into ‘deserts’ with everyone going to the out-of-town mall for their shopping? And will even the malls have problems if online shopping becomes (11) _____ popular in the future?