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The U.S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucke
The U.S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucke
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The U.S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucket. A dying symbol of a dying empire. Well, maybe not. The dollar continues to【C1】______gloom-and-doom predictions. After a swoon(低迷)last year, the dollar is again enjoying a major【C2】______The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar’s value against other major currencies, is just off an eight-month high.
The main reason behind the dollar’s recovery is actually no real surprise at all. There is no【C3】______able to replace the dollar as the world’s No.l currency. What makes currencies so fascinating is that their perceived value is always relative to other currencies. Sure, the U.S. budget deficit is【C4】______the government’s debt is increasing, and Wall Street is still repairing itself. But the dollar remains the prettiest of a flock of ugly ducklings. Is any other major industrialized economy【C5】______better off than the U.S.? Not really. Just about the【C6】______developed world is suffering with the same problems. That’s why when investors get nervous, they still rush to the good old dollar. The dollar wins because no one else is really in the game.
The euro has been exposed as a【C7】______Only a few months ago, economists truly believed the euro could【C8】______the dollar as the top reserve currency. Now experts are questioning if the euro has a future at all. The Greek debt crisis has【C9】______that the euro is only as strong as its weakest link.
Maybe over the next 20 or 30 years, the dollar will slowly lose the【C10】______status it holds today. That process, however, could well be driven by the appearance of new rivals.
A)fraud B)consistently C)dominant D)expanding
E)entire F)incentive G)rival H)alleged
I)defy J)particularly K)alternative L)relative
M)revealed N)intriguing O)rally [br] 【C7】
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A
解析
不定冠词a表示此处应填入可数名词单数形式。下文说到,经济学家之前完全相信(truly believed)欧元可以作为最好的储备货币,而现在专家们对此表示质疑(questioning)。因此空格所在句表达的意思应为欧元不可信,fraud“骗子”符合上下文语义。
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