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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 ________.

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

答案：E。想请教下E的含义。原文不是说了政府提高20% inflation-adjusted pension payment吗？那E选项我理解的是想表达这笔费用不够，可是这个是政府提供的啊，怎么又变成children supplyment了呢？我觉得E是无关选项啊。我怎么觉得应该选C呢？请多多指教！

主要的原因是---因为这些中老年人要养孩子 increase的钱只能维持他们基本生活

C选项完全是干扰，前面作者已经表示Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible 通货膨胀没什么影响

这是一个前提，在经济基本稳定没有什么通货膨胀的时候，政府给了钱为什么没有很大的改善呢？？？

因为作者最后说

nevertheless,这些人经济情况no better than 没有比之前好

主要的原因是---因为这些中老年人要养孩子 increase的钱只能维持他们基本生活
C选项完全是干扰，前面作者已经表示Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible 通货膨胀没什么影响

这是一个前提，在经济基本稳定没有什么通货膨胀的时候，政府给了钱为什么没有很大的改善呢？？？

因为。。。

-- by 会员 yingS (2009/8/9 15:20:00)

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
孩子对老人的赡养费是一个（对政府津贴的）补充，结果只是使老人过上舒适的日子。孩子赡养和政府津贴是此消彼长的关系，因此即使政府津贴增加了也没有明显改变老人的经济条件

-- by 会员 greenhandcomes (2010/7/26 21:25:38)