2 0 15 年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(7)Exo rb ita nt(过分得)P ri vi l e g e A、 I N 2 0 1 2 ICB C,a sta t e.controll e d Chi ne se p a n y t h a t is the w or l d's m o st va l uable bank,b ought fo u r—fi f ths o f t h e Argen t ine subsidiar y of S ta n d ard B an k,a S o u t h Africa n fi rm.The deA、 wa s h ai l e d as a le a p for w ard f o r“S o ut h-Sout h"co-opera t ion—direc t econ o m i c ti es between emerg in g mark e ts(新兴市场)。But on e group of f ich—wo r l d m id d lemen got a slice of the a c t i on:la wy er s.I CBC was r ep res en ted by L ink l aters,an Eng l i s h firm,a n d Stan d ard B ank by J one s Da y,an Ame r ican o ne.T he deal was m ad e u nder Eng l ish law,w it h any d i fferen c es to be settl e d in A、l E ng lish arbi trat i on center. B、Th o u g h e merg in g markets n ow a cc ou n t f o r ov e r hA、f t he wor ld's GDP a t pur c has i ng-po we r p ari t y(购买力平价),a nd t rade be t ween t h em i s bo o ming,just t w o d evelope d c o u ntries r etai n a stranglehol d o n c ross—b orde r fi n ance,invest ment,mer g ers a n d a c qu is i tions.Just as Ame r ica benefits f rom i ss u ing t he w o rl d’s r e serv e currency,A m erica and it s f o rme r c o lonial master,Bri t ain,e n joy the exor b itant priv i leg e of i ssu i ng th e w o rld’s“re s er ve l a w”。A globa l su r vey b y Qu een M ary Unive r s ...