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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。
On Tuesday, President Obama nominated Ben Bernanke for 1 second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve．
He is an expert on the causes of the Great Depression．Yet critics say he failed to do his part to prevent the crisis．He has critics in 2 parties．Democrat Chris Dodd, chairman of Senate Banking Committee, says Ben Breanne did not act fast enough at the start．And many Republicans criticize the Fed chief --- himself a Republican --- for 3 they see as too much spending．
But the president's decision to denominate Ben Bernanke 4 （ consider） a safe one．In his second term, he will have to consider how and when 5 （withdraw） heavy intervention in the financial industry and raise interest rates．The Fed has reduced short-term rates to almost zero．
Heavy government spending could cause inflation 6 officials find just the right time to act．But if they act too soon and raise interest rates too much, the economy could crash again．
The White House budget office on Tuesday 7 （low） its estimate for this year's federal deficit（赤字）．The government will probably spend less than it thought 8 the financial system．The estimate for the next ten years, 9 , is higher because the recession was deeper than expected．But even after the economy recovers, the deficit is around four percent of the economy．And that, 10 the report notes, is "higher than desirable．"
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