13。A severe drought can actually lessen the total amount of government aid that United States farmers receive as a group. The government pays farmers the amount, if any, by which the market price at which crops are actually sold falls short of a preset target price per bushel for the crops. The drought of 1983, for example, caused farm-program payments to drop by $10 billion. Given the information above, which of the following, if true, best explains why the drought of 1983 resulted in a reduction in farm-program payments? (A) Prior to the drought of 1983, the government raised the target price for crops in order to aid farmers in reducing their debt loads. (B) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers exported less food in 1983 than in the preceding year. (C) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers had smaller harvests and thus received a higher market price for the 1983 crop than for the larger crop of the preceding year. (D) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers planned to plant smaller crops in 1984 than they had in 1983. (E) Despite the drought of 1983, retail prices for food did not increase significantly between 1982 and 1983.

KEY IS C.

Why A is not right? Is it because of " Prior to the drought of 1983"? If it is "Due to the drought of 1983", is it the answer also? Thanks.

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A severe drought can actually lessen the total amount of government aid

that United States farmers receive as a group. The government pays farmers

the amount, if any, by which the market price at which crops are actually

sold falls short of a preset target price per bushel for the crops. The drought

of 1983, for example, caused farm-program payments to drop by $10 billion.

Given the information above, which of the following, if true, best explains

why the drought of 1983 resulted in a reduction in farm-program payments?

(A) Prior to the drought of 1983, the government raised the target price for

crops in order to aid farmers in reducing their debt loads.

(B) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers exported less food in

1983 than in the preceding year.

(C) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers had smaller harvests

and thus received a higher market price for the 1983 crop than for the larger

crop of the preceding year.

(D) Due to the drought of 1983, United States farmers planned to plant

smaller crops in 1984 than they had in 1983.

(E) Despite the drought of 1983, retail prices for food did not increase

significantly between 1982 and 1983.

ANS: C

請問題目中的翻譯è

The government pays farmers the amount, if any, by which the market price at

which crops are actually sold falls short of a preset target price per bushel for

the crops.  

(preset target price* preset target price - 所有收成真正賣出的價錢 )

= 政府付給農民的金額 ??

所以choice C 的答案是指因為drought , 所以農民收到較高的市場價格,

因此，這次同時也就收不到政府約$10 billion的補助 ?

請問各位高手我在題目與答案上的理解是否有誤?