On April 20,2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary uni

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问题     On April 20,2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries【56】themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【57】10 percent of the previous years government【58】;reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003 ;creating a Convergence Council to help【59】macroeconomic policies; and【60】up a common central bank. Their declaration【61】that, "Member States【62】the need【63】strong political commitment and
    【64】to【65】all such national policies【66】would facilitate the regional monetary integration process. " The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to【67】broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【68】institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region.
   【69】independence,【70】,these currency boards were【71】,with the【72】of the CFA franc zone, which included the Francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the region’s countries have to【73】inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional【74】in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long delayed project can be【75】.  

选项 A、development
B、prosperity
C、integration
D、cooperation

答案C

解析 本题考核的知识点是:名词辨析+前后呼应。integration意为“一体化”,意味着融合在一起,有时会做出生活、习惯或习俗上的调整。全文都在讨论一体化的内容,故C选项regional integration地区一体化符合题意。A选项development意为“发展”;B选项prosperity意为“繁荣”;D选项cooperation意为“合作”,为某一特定目的而在一起工作,如:The company produces computers in cooperation with a German firm.这家公司与一家德国公司合作生产计算机。
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