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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、finance
B、profit
C、income
D、revenue
答案D
解析 词义辨析题。government revenue 属习惯用法，意为“政府收入”，其他选项：选项A finance意为“金融”；选项B profit意为“利润，益处”；选项C income意为“收入”，指个人所得之薪水、工资，投资所得之利息等。句意：2000年4月20日，在加纳首都阿克拉，六位西非国家首脑宣布：作为将在2004年建成的一个更广泛的、包括西非经济共同体所有成员国在内的货币统一组织的第一步，他们打算在2003年1月前在该地区不属于非洲金融共同体法郎区的国家间建立一个货币联盟。六个国家承诺将中央银行的财政预算赤字减少到前一年政府收入的10%，到2003年的第二阶段，减少到4%。
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