单选题
The International Monetary System

The international monetary system is (29) institutional arrangement among the central banks of the countries (30) belong to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) . This overall monetary system includes different kinds of institutions, financial instruments, rules, and procedures within (31) foreign exchange markets function. This system is the framework within which countries borrow, (32) , buy, sell and make payments across political frontiers. The framework determines how bal- ance of payments disequilibrium is (33) and the consequences that the adjustment process will have on the countries (34) .
The objective of this system is (35) an international environment that (36) conducive to the free (37) of goods, services, and capital among nations. (38) , this system also strives to create a (39) foreign exchange market, to guarantee the convertibility of currencies, and to ensure adequate liquidity. The IMF is one of the primary organizations in this (40) .

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】arrangement为名词作宾语,前应有不定冠词,因前adj,institutional首字母为元音音素。应用an,选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】belong to the IMF是限定修饰前面的countries,是定语从句。this,where在此均不可引导定语从句,只能用that,选A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】foreign exchange markets function是限定修饰前面的procedures,是定语从句,但procedures,后有within为介词,所以在介词后只能用which引导,选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】borrow,buy,sell等均为动词的一般现在时且并列,所以也应用lend,选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这个机构决定怎样解决付款不均衡的平衡问题。decide和determine均为“决定”的意思,不合题意。be resolved.被解决,选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】所涉及的国家,国家是被涉及的,应用被动式的involved作countries的后置定语。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】创造一个国际环境,应用to create, do, introduce(引入)均不合适。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Environment后为that定语从句,整个语段为现在时,且环境为抽象名词,应用is,选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】货物的自由流通。flow流动,sale销售,purchase购买。选C flow其全均不合适。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】前后均是讲这个系统的目标,内容并列,应用besides此外,beside意为在……旁边,except that是除……外,是排除后面内容的,均不合适。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】创造一个稳定的外贸市场,stable稳定的,increasing增长的,falling降落的,只有stable合适。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】The IMF是system之一。country(国家)和market(市场)均不合适。