sadness of everyday life, no_doubt sharing recipes，borrowing mops，and burning fragrant incense together.

　　他们患难与共，共同分享生活中的喜悦与烦忧，更不消说分享菜谱、借用拖把、一起燃点香烛这些活动。

　　5．They can also stop under a stone arch and watch the hutong world go by while_enjoying a plate of Beijing's best "Peking Duck" or satisfying their thirst with a cold Tsingtao beer.

　　他们还可以在一座石拱桥下停下来，品尝一盘北京最著名的"北京烤鸭"或喝上一杯冰爽解渴的青岛啤酒，观赏着胡同的世界从岁月中流逝。

　　　阅读P38课文并从四个选项中选择最佳答案

　　1．Every year thousands of tourists come to Beijing to________.

　　A．taste Beijing's best "Peking Duck"

　　B．walk through Beijing's hutongs

　　C．visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City

　　D．play and live in the courtyards

　　2．We can see that the population rose quickly________.

　　A．in the Yuan Dynasty

　　B．in the Ming Dynasty

　　C．at the end of the Qing Dynasty

　　D．in 1949

　　3．Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A．The Beijing's hutongs always make a strong impression on tourists.

　　B．The Emperors in the past paid no attention to the ordinary citizens' movements.

　　C．People living in the hutongs could share a lot of things.

　　D．We can know Beijing's past and present through the hutongs.

　　4．The place where people lived was like a real community because of________.

A．the hutongs