1.GWD-28-Q18
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 答案给的E,我选C,怎么感觉答案不对的呢! 1.GWD-29-Q8 Which of the following, if true, provides evidence that most logically completes the argument below?
According to a widely held economic hypothesis, imposing strict environmental regulations reduces economic growth.This hypothesis is undermined by the fact that the states with the strictest environmental regulations also have the highest economic growth.This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since ______.
- those states with the strictest environmental regulations invest the most in education and job training
- even those states that have only moderately strict environmental regulations have higher growth than those with the least-strict regulations
- many states that are experiencing reduced economic growth are considering weakening their environmental regulations
- after introducing stricter environmental regulations, many states experienced increased economic growth
- even those states with very weak environmental regulations have experienced at least some growth
答案是A,我选择的B,谁能帮忙解释解释?谢谢O(∩_∩)O哈!
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