It is hard to imagine a large city without policemen but such was the in London in the

问题补充：

It is hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the in London in the early 18th century.

A. condition

B. affair

C. environment

D. situation

答案：

A. condition

B. affair

C. environment

(答案→)D. situation

解析：近形近义题。几个选项的意思是：situation“情况，处境”；condition“条件，状况”；affair“事情，事件”；environment“环境，周围情况”。condition和situation辨析：condition指事物或人所处的环境或由其他原因产生的特殊情况；situation指一个特定时期内的形势或局面，这种状况一般由相关的综合环境条件决定。本句的意思是：很难想象一个大城市没有警察，但是十八世纪初的伦敦就是这样。