单选题 Education in Russia and the other new countries faces especially daunting obstacles because the struggling economies of these nations often provide insufficient funds for education.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题中，daunting的意思是“使人畏缩的”。B项“discouraging令人气馁的”符合题意。其他三项“stunning极好的；concerning涉及；prevailing主要的”都不正确。