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GWD-8-Q19: GWD-2-12

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65.Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part because ________.

A.They rely entirely on the government pension for their income

B.Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check

C.They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation

D.The pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high

E.In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living

1、E选项，是因为政府补贴占老人收入的很少部分，所以即使增加，老人财务状况也未能产生较大改变么？

2、C选项是因为文中提到inflation可以忽略，所以错误么？

reginechen

LZ, you did not understand what E) says.

qiaowin88637

C.negligible意思是“可以忽略”，但其实“微不足道/小到可以忽略”更准确，也就是现在不处于通胀时期。通胀时期会发生什么事情跟现在都没有关系。

E...真是阅读问题了
提示关键词：supplement / only by enough to

qianyangnet

就是说，如果政府补贴多了，孩子给的就少了，所以没有变化？

reginechen

Exactly

shinboy

相同点解释相同点：

相同：子女给的钱和政府给的钱一共只能保证一个舒适的生活水平------》相同：经济状况并未改善

eyesoneye

我觉得E要说明的意思是“评判的标准是子女给的钱，而不是政府给的钱”，因为in large part是children typically supplement the income of elderly parents，而只有当这个钱enough的时候，parents他们才能有一个舒适的生活。

Benite

那如果政府补助的钱已经超过了 以前孩子们给老人的钱；就是说，现在老人即使没人孩子们给钱，他们的income还是比原来多，那么E就不对了啊