单选题 The growing trade gap between the United States and its trading partners would continue to widen, due to the continued repercussions of the economic crisis that swept through East Asia during 1997.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这句话的意思是：美国与其贸易伙伴之间日益增长的贸易顺差将继续扩大，因为1997年席卷东亚的经济危机的持续______。repercussion：反响，影响。在给出的选项中，consequence：结果，后果；dispute：争论；estimate：估计，估价；emergency：紧急情况，突发事件。根据句意和划线单词的意思可知，正确答案是A。