首页
登录
职称英语
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
游客
2023-08-14
14
管理
问题
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】
选项
答案
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。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2924781.html
相关试题推荐
FiveMythsaboutCollegeDebt[A]Thetrillion-dollarstudentdebtburden
FiveMythsaboutCollegeDebt[A]Thetrillion-dollarstudentdebtburden
FiveMythsaboutCollegeDebt[A]Thetrillion-dollarstudentdebtburden
FiveMythsaboutCollegeDebt[A]Thetrillion-dollarstudentdebtburden
FiveMythsaboutCollegeDebt[A]Thetrillion-dollarstudentdebtburden
TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucke
TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucke
TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucke
TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucke
TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucke
随机试题
EveryyearmorethanhalfamillionAmericankidshavedrainage(排泄)tubessurgic
[originaltext]WillArditti(M)SusanIannuzzi(W)Now,listentoPartOneo
TherelationshipbetweenlanguagelearningstrategypreferencesandEnglish
ThesedayslotsofyoungJapanesedoomiai,literally,"meetandlook."Many
EliteMathCompetitionsStruggletoDiversifyTheirTalentPool[A]Inte
得神的表现是A.神志异常 B.神识清楚、思维敏捷、言语清晰、目光明亮灵活、精彩
患者,男,68岁,慢性阻塞性肺气肿15年,近日咳嗽,咳痰加重。今日突然出现短暂胸
2018年我国人口从年龄构成来看,16至59周岁的劳动年龄人口为89729万人,
以儿童的兴趣或需要为基础,鼓励学生动手“做”,手脑并用,脱离书本而亲身体验生活的
据报道。现在有些医院已采取了一些隔离措施.使体格检查置于一个相对封闭的环境中,以
最新回复
(
0
)