单项选择题
| A few decades ago, the world banking
community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) systems to move money
more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The (1)
benefit of such systems was to (2) the float of
capital that was unavailable for use (3) checks were being
cleared through banking (4) Today, we understand that the
benefits of electronic banking are far more (5) than just
reducing floating cash. The entire world of banking (6)
revolutionized. It is (7) more efficient and
faster, but also more global. And now (8) the Internet, EFT
systems are increasingly (9) with the new world of e-commerce
and e-trade. (10) 1997 and 2003, EFT value (11) from less than $50 trillion to nearly $400 trillion, more than the (12) economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world. These statistics (13) should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT. Satellite, wireless, and cable-based electronic fund transfers (14) the hub of global enterprise. Such electronic cash is (15) central to the idea of an emerging "worldwide mind". Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds, the world economy would grind to a halt. |