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Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. （15 points）
A few decades ago,the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer（EFT）systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The __21__benefit of such systems was to __22___the float of capital that was unavailable for ？ __23__ checks were being cleared through banking__24__. Today,we understand that benefits of electronic banking are far more _ 25__ than just reducing floating cash. The world of banking __26__revolutionizeD.It is __27_ more efficient and faster,but more global. And now _28_ the Internet,EFT systems are increasingly __29__with the new world of e-commerce and e-trade.
__30__1997 and 2003,EFT value __31__from less than $50 trillion to nearly $40 trillion,more than the __32__economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world. These statistics __33__ should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT Satellite,wireless,and cable-based electronic fund transfers _34__ the hub of global enterprise. Such electronic cash is _35__ central to the idea of an emerging worldwide mind Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds,the world economy would grind to a halt.
21.A.hiding B.getting C.driving D.giving
22.A.introduce B.reduce C.produce D.increase
23.A.which B.that C.while D.where
24.A.mechanics B.methods C.procedures D.systems
25.A.extensive B.intensive C.profound D.great
26.A.is B.has C.has been D.had been
27.A.far B.even C.just D.not only
28.A.with B.by C.for D.on
29.A.linked B.integrated C.controlled D.joined
30.A.Between B.In C.From D.Among
31.A.decreased B.raised C.elevated D.soared
32.A.gross B.accelerated C.combined D.collective
33.A.lonely B.alone C.only D.merely
34.A.present B.represent C.reserve D.comprehend
35.A.so B.nevertheless C.thereafter D.therefore
