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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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2024-04-04
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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] 【C5】
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答案
J
解析
空格所在句主干结构完整,意为:是否有其他国家的工业化经济比美国还要好?故应填入副词。particularly“尤其”可形容程度,符合上下文语义。下文Not really表明其他国家的工业化经济都比不上美国,故排除consistently“一贯地;一向”。
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