2014年职称英语考试补全短文练习题
TheDollarinWorldMarkets
AccordingtoaleadingGermanbanker, theU. S. dollaristhemostfrequentlydiscussedeconomicphenomenonofourtimes. Headds, . . . thedollarsexchangerateisatpresentthemostimportantpriceintheworldeconomy. . ._____ _____. Thecentralbanksofmanycountriesholdhugereservesofdollars, andoverhalfofallworldtradeispricedintermsofdollars. Anyshiftinthedollarsexchangeratewillbenefitsomeandhurtothers. _____ _____.
Thedollarsexchangeratehasbeentoovolatileandunpredictable. Severalyearsagothedollarwasrapidlydeclininginvalue. _____ _____. TheriseinthepriceofforeigngoodsmadeitpossibleforU. S. businessestoraisethepriceofcompetingfoodsproducedhere, thusworseninginflation. Foreignerswhodealtindollarsorwhohelddollarsasreserveswerehurt. PeopleintheUnitedStateswhohadborrowedforeigncurrenciesfoundthattheyhadtopaybackmorethantheyborrowedbecausethedecliningdollarwouldbuyfewerunitsoftheforeignmoney. _____ _____.
Thedollarwentsoaringupward, andthesituationwasreversed. UnitedStatesexportersfoundithardtosellabroadbecauseforeignerswouldhavetopaymoreforU. S. dollars. PeopleintheUnitedStatesnowboughttherelativelycheaperforeigngoods, andU.S. manufacturerscomplainedthattheycouldnotcompete. Joblosseswereoftenblamedontheovervalueddollar. Poornationsthathadborroweddollarsfounditdifficulttorepayboththeloansandtheinterestbecausetheyhadtousemoreandmoreoftheirowncurrenciestoobtaindollars. _____ _____. Wemightevenreturntothegoldstandard.
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