I know already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not only as a marketplace , but as a national tourist attraction.Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about the mall.Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, $ 625 million had been spent building it, and 350 stores were already in business.Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half - million Canadian visitors and 200,000 Japanese tourists. Sales was at $ 650 million for 2008 and at $ 1 billion for 2009.Pop singers and film stars such as Janet Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the mall.It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2.3 miles of hallways and used almost twice as Knott' s Camp Snoopy.
41.From the text we know that the Mall of America is ______.
A.near an old stadium
B.close to an airport
C.higher than the Eiffel Tower
D.bigger than most American parks
42.By saying "fun facts" in paragraph 1, the author means that _____.
A.they are largely imagined
B.they are surprising figures
C.they give exact descriptions
D.they make people feel uneasy
43.Why does the author mention popular stars who have been to the mall?
A.To show its power of attraction.
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