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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 a first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries【71】themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【72】10 percent of the previous year’s government【73】; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help【74】macroeconomic policies; and【75】up a common central bank. Their declaration【76】that, "Member States【77】the need【78】strong political commitment and【79】to【80】all such national policies【81】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【82】a broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【83】institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region.【84】independence,【85】, these currency boards were【86】, with the【87】of the CFA franc zone, which included the francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance file agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the region’s countries have to【88】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【89】in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be【90】.

选项 A、date
B、deter
C、hinder
D、delay
答案A
解析 语意搭配题。date动同，意为“加日期于…，记日期”，如：He dated the arrival of each new bird．他记下每只新鸟到达的日期。原文前半句中出现advance the agenda of... cooperation，后半句提及political problem and other economic priorities... 对进程的影响，两句之间是转折关系，此处需一个与时间、日期有关的词，故选项A date(给受阻的进程加日期)，强调进程缓慢，符合题意。选项B deter意为“障碍，使人停止”，相当于prevent sb，from doing，如：High prices are deterring a lot of new couples from buying houses．选项C hinder意为“阻挠，妨碍”，相当于limit，如：Broken water pipes and gas leaks have hindered firefighters in their efforts．选项D delay意为“延迟”。句意：虽然人们已经为促进西非国家经济共同体内的货币合作做出了努力，但是该地区几个国家的政治问题以及别的需要优先考虑的经济问题影响了已经受阻的一体化进程。
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