2．The political situation ____________ China's economy towards the end of the Qing Dynasty.

　　答案：cast a dark cloud on

　　3．They were able to place guards at the entrances of the hutongs, which made it easier to ________ people's movements.

　　答案：keep an eye on

　　4．Hutong now also ____________ the courtyards themselves and even to the communities that live there.

　　答案：refers to

　　5．Beijing's hutongs helped the Emperors to ____________ the city.

　　答案：keep control over

　　Ⅲ.完成句子

　　1．His performance __________________ (给我们留下了深刻的印象)．

　　答案：left a deep impression on us

　　2．The beauty of the West Lake is ____________________ (是我无法描述的)．

　　答案：more than I can describe

　　3．The oak tree ____________________ (投下长长的影子)across the lawn in the afternoon.

　　答案：casts a long shadow

　　4．These new immigrants ______________________ (渴望获得教育)．

　　答案：had a thirst for education

　　5．__________________ (转折点)came when he entered the university.

　　答案：The turning point

　　Ⅳ.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)

　　1． ____________ village where I was born was grown into ____________ town.

答案：The; a　考查冠词。第一个空后面的名词village有定语从句修饰，表特指，用定冠词the；第二空后的名词town是一个可数名词，使用a，表示泛指