What economic situation is best expressed as "basket case" ( Paragraph 4) ?

A．Very bad．

B．Promising．

C．Unexpected．

D．Naturally developed．

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猜测词义题。题干意为“什么样的经济环境可以最好地表达‘basket case”’?根据第四段第二句“Ghana…has managed to find a way out of its difficulties…”可知，在上世纪80年代和90年代早期加纳经济非常糟糕。故A为正确答案。

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