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

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 re-gion by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries 21 themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits 22 10 percent of the previous years government 23 ; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help 24 macroeconomic policies; and 25 up a common central bank. Their declaration 26 that, "Member States 27 the need 28 strong political commitment and 29 to 30 all such national policies 31 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 32 broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and 33 institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 34 independence, 35 , these currency boards were 36 , with the 37 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 38 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 39 in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be 40 .
选项 A、finance
B、profit
C、income
D、revenue
答案D
解析 此题属于词义辨析题。government revenue属习惯用法，意为“政府岁入”，其他选项：选项[A]finance表示“金融”；选项[B]profit表示“利润，益处”；选项[C]income表示“收入”，指个人所得之薪水、工资、投资所得之利息等。全句可译为：2000年4月20日，在加纳首都阿克拉，六位西非国家首脑宣布：作为将在2004年建成的一个更广泛的、包括西非经济共同体所有成员国在内的货币统一组织的第一步，他们打算在2003年1月前在该地区不属于非洲金融共同体法郎区的国家间建立一个货币联盟。六个国家承诺将中央银行的财政预算赤字减少到前一年政府岁人的10％，到2003年的第二阶段，减少到4％。
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