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 (91) .
A. date
B. deter
C. hinder
D. delay
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From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous disease. A large number of once fatal illness can now be found for the most stubborn remaining disease. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of them, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending baffle which man is losing. Thousand of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen. It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind steering wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving. The surprising thing is that the society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten. It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made for mote difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three YEARS or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings not for motor-cars. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents
A. Build more highways.
B. Stricter driving tests.
C. Test drivers every three year.
D. Raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.
(二) 甲乙丙三人实施信用证诈骗。侦查过程中,某地级市公安机关向该市检察院提请批准逮捕甲、乙、丙三人。其中,甲系省、市两级人民代表大会代表;乙系自由职业者;丙系无国籍人士。在审查批捕过程中,检察院查明:乙已怀有两个月身孕。 请回答以下各题: 在人民代表大会闭会期间,检察机关决定对甲批准逮捕。下列选项正确的是( )。
A. 只需报请省人民代表大会常务委员会许可
B. 应当在市人大常委会许可后,再报省人大常委会许可
C. 应当分别报请省市两级人民代表大会常务委员会许可
D. 等待人大常委会许可期间,应当先取保候审
(一) 某市甲、乙两厂均生产一种“记忆增强器”产品。甲厂产品的质量比乙厂产品好得多,因而其市场占有率远远高于乙厂。王某是甲厂技术人员。乙厂为提高本厂的市场占有率,付给王某一大笔“技术咨询费”,获取其提供的甲厂技术秘密。乙厂运用这些技术对自己的产品进行了改进。同时,乙厂在本市电视台发布广告,声称本厂生产的记忆增强器功效迅速质量可靠,其他厂家生产的同类产品质量无保证,呼吁消费者当心。另外,乙厂还以高额回扣诱使本市几家大型商场的购货人员不再采购甲厂产品。本市消费者李某等人在使用乙厂产品一段时间后,不仅记忆力没有增强,反而出现了神经衰弱症状。李某等人在电视台的协助下,向乙厂反映了情况。乙厂随后发现,王某提供的甲厂技术资料缺少几项关键技术,致使乙厂产品存在质量缺陷。 清回答以下各题: 若甲厂解除与王某的劳动合同,王某不服,则可以( )。
A. 申请调解
B. 申请仲裁
C. 提起诉讼
D. 协商解决
Questions 27—30 are based on the passage about sign language. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 27—30. In which situation would Native Americans NOT use sign language according to the passage
A. When they wanted to kill an enemy.
B. When they wanted to identify a stranger.
C. When they wanted to tell the time of the day.
D. When they wanted to send a message to a person far away.