【正确答案】In the past seven years, China's real estate industry¹ has developed in a record high speed². For those who earn less but are eager to own a decent and comfortable place of their own in a big city, the high housing price is a heavy burden that they cannot afford. For this reason³, the government has taken a series of measures⁴ to prevent the housing price from rising too fast, including raising interest rates and increasing taxes on real estate etc. Presently, these measures have achieved initial effects⁵ in some cities.

【答案解析】 1．房地产业：翻译为real estate industry。
   2．前所未有的高速增长：翻译为a record high speed。
   3．鉴于这一状况：可以根据上下文的语境转译为for this reason。
   4．采取一系列的措施：翻译为take a series of measures。
   5．取得初步成效：翻译为achieve initial effects。