5. By connecting people's homes；whether the lives of the rich or the lives of the ordinary

4. made it easier to keep an eye on people's movements

3. it's high time that we took these issues more seriously

2.　 be given to

1. Not increased happiness, but stress；less free time

7．____________________(随着人们变老), a huge financial burden will be placed on the government.

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6．They supported each other when help was needed and shared the joy and sadness of everyday life, ________________(更不必说) sharing recipes, borrowing mops, and burning fragrant incense together.

5．____________________________(使家家户户相通)，the hutongs in fact connected people's lives, _____________________________________________

(不管是富人的还是普通市民的)．

4．They were then able to place guards at the entrances of the various hutongs, which _____________________________________________(使他们更容易监视人们的举动)．

3．As a society, _____________________________________________

(正是认真对待问题的时候)．