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A few decades ago, the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT)systems to move money more efficiently

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问题     A few decades ago, the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT)systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The 【1】benefit of such systems was to【2】the float of capital that was unavailable for 【3】checks were being cleared through banking【4】. Today, we understand that benefits of electronic banking are far more【5】than just reducing floating cash. The world of banking【6】revolutionize. It is【7】more efficient and faster, but more global. And now【8】the Internet, EFT systems are increasingly【9】with the new world of e-commerce and e-trade.
    【10】1997 and 2003, EFT value【11】from less than $50 trillion to nearly $400 trillion, more than the【12】economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world. These statistics【13】should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT. Satellite, wireless, and cable-based electronic fund transfers【14】the hub of global enterprise. Such electronic cash is【15】central to the idea of an emerging "worldwide mind". Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds, the world economy would grind to a halt.
【12】
选项 A、gross
B、accelerated
C、combined
D、collective
答案C
解析 词汇题(词义选择)。空格所在部分是对$400 trillion这一数字的补充说明，说其比世界上所有国家的……经济产值更多。由此我们推断空格中需要一个形容词表达“所有的，总的”之类的含义。A项gross意为“总的，整个的(一般修饰收入、重量等；强调不减去成本)”：B项accelerated意为“加速的”不符合题意；C项combined意为“相加的，联合的”，符合题意，为本题答案；D项collective意为“集体的，属于大家的”，不符合题意。
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