语法填空

阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词或

使用括号中词语的正确形式填空.

     The World Bank has just estimated countries on how friendly they are to business.And the biggest

news was __1__ progress in Africa.Two African countries.Ghana and Tanzania, __2__(list)this year

among the top ten in business reforms.

     For the last two years, the World Bank found __3__Africa had the least progress in reforms in

studies of ten businessrelated areas.But __4__is reported that Africa is making progress in business

reforms __5__a speed faster than Asia.Latin America and the Middle East now.

     Business reforms are important especially to __6__(develop)economies.For example, until recently,

__7__took more than one year to receive property ownership documents in Ivory Coast.The government no longer requires a single minister to deal __8__all requests to register property.

     Mexico was praised for increasing __9__(protect)for investors.And, in El Salvador, business reforms

cut the time needed __10__(start)a business from more than one hundred days to just twentysix days.