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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 【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】______ .
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选项 A、to
B、by
C、with
D、until
答案A
解析 此题属于语意搭配题。reduce...to表示“减少到……”，例如；The great fire reduced the forest to a few trees．大火把整座森林烧得只剩下几棵树。根据下文：reducing budget deficits to 4 percent可知，选项Ato正确。选项Bby与reduce连用，意为“减少了…”，例如：reduce one’s weight by 5 pounds(减重5磅)；选项Cwith和Duntil不与reduce连用。
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