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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 region by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries (1)_____ themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits (2)_____ 10 percent of the previous years government (3)_____; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help (4)_____ macroeconomic policies; and (5)_____ up a common central bank. Their declaration (6)_____ that, "Member States (7)_____ the need (8)_____ strong political commitment and (9)_____ to (10)_____ all such national policies (11)_____ 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 (12)_____ broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and (13)_____ institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. (14)_____ independence, (15)_____, these currency boards were (16)_____, with the (17)_____ 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 (18)_____ inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in I999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional (19)_____ in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be (20)_____.

选项 A、common
B、separate
C、several
D、public
答案A
解析 此题属于语意搭配题。common表示"共同的"，根据句子上下文，前一段出现a common central bank可见一体化进程中应包括共同机构的设立，故选项common正确。其他选项separate，several和public均不符合题意。全句可译为：长期以来，建立一个货币统一组织一直是西非国家经济共同体的一个目标，它最早可以追溯到1975年该组织成立的时候。这个目标还打算伴随更广泛的一体化进程一起实现。这一进程应包括加强地区贸易和共同机构的协作。
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