单选题 In addition to restraining economic growth, the government was increasingly anxious to tackle its trade ______, which has been a mounting concern in the European Union and the US.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 名词词义辨析。根据句中restraining economic growth，was increasingly anxious to提供的语境，空格应填入具有贬义的、负面的且能与trade搭配的名词。选项中，surplus(顺差；盈余；过剩)符合句意。故答案为C。