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

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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【C1】______themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【C2】______10 percent of the previous years government【C3】______; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help【C4】______macroeconomic policies; and【C5】______up a common central bank. Their declaration【C6】______that, "Member States【C7】______the need【C8】______strong political commitment and【C9】______to【C10】______all such national policies【C11】______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【C12】______broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【C13】______institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 【C14】______independence, 【C15】______, these currency boards were【C16】______, with the 【C17】______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【C18】______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【C19】______in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long delayed project can be【C20】______.
【C1】

选项 A、committed
B、devoted
C、adjusted
D、attributed

答案A

解析 本题考核的知识点是:动词。动词题,看主语,看宾语,看搭配。commit oneself to意为“承诺,答应负责”,如:He has committed himself to support her family, 根据原文内容:六国打算减少中央银行的财政预算赤字,并做出承诺,故A选项committed正确。B选项devote(oneself to)意为“献身于,致力于”;C选项adjust(oneself to)意为“使…适应”,如:He adjusted himself quickly to the heat of the country.D选项attribute(to)意为“归因于”,如:He attributed his success to hard work/working hard.
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