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、revived
B、renew
C、restore
D、refreshed

答案A

解析 此题属于词义辨析题。revive表示"复活;再度上演"。文中谈到货币一体化进程被搁置已久,经过1999年尼日利亚的选举及其领导人的承诺,该计划可能重新实施,故选项revived正确。renew表示"重新,更换",如:renew a lease(续订租约);restore表示"归还,复原",如:restore borrowed books;restore confidence,又如:be restored to health(恢复健康);refreshed表示"给予新力量",如:refresh sb.with a glass of wine(喝酒提神)。全句可译为:虽然许多问题仍然存在,但是1999年尼日利亚的选举已经支持并巩固了最近的这次倡议。在这次选举中产生了一个民主政府,其领导人也承诺在该国—这一地区最大的经济体—实行地区性一体化。这给人们带来了希望:这项长期搁置的计划可以重现生机了。
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