(二)World leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington have pledged to work together to restore global
growth. They said they were __36__ to work together to achieve "needed reforms" in the world’s financial
systems.
US President George W Bush said that finance ministers would now work on detailed reform proposals, and
then report back. Mr Bush’s __37__ in the White House, Barack Obama, said in a statement that he was ready to
work "together on these challenges" with the G20 when he takes office in January. "The president-elect believes
that the G20 summit... is an important opportunity to seek a __38__ response to the global financial crisis," said a
statement issued in his name.
The meeting __39__ leading industrial powers, such as the US, Japan and Germany, and also emerging
market countries such as China, India, Argentina, Brazil and others - representing 85% of the world economy.
Leaders of the emerging economies said the summit marked a historic __40__ of power away from the richer
countries. For them, the significance of this G20 summit was clear - they now have to be taken into consideration
in the management of the global economy.
【題組】40.
(A)site
(B) shift
(C)topic
(D) argument