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 ________.
They rely entirely on the government pension for their income
Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation
The pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high
In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living
看了很多帖子，大部分的结果是E.
但在OG 13 中的24题的答案是C
Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-five and older.
Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off financially now than they were before the increase.
Further information: The annual rate of inflation since the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and theincreased pension has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.
In light of the further information, which of the following, if true, does most to explain the result that followedimplementation of the plan?
(A) The majority of senior citizens whose financial position has not improved rely entirely on the governmentpension for their income.
(B) The Runagian banking system is so inefficient that cashing a pension check can take as much as threeweeks.
(C) The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at arate much higher than the rate of inflation.
(D) The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-five and older who wereliving below the poverty level was at an all-time high.
(E) The most recent pension increase was onlythe second such increase inthe last ten years.
其中解释是
The annual rate ofinflation is, however, an average calculated over a large number of goods and services.The prices of some goods and services rise more than the prices of other goods andservices. It could be the case that the goods and services senior citizens need are thosethat have risen most in price. I f this were the case, their pension increase could have beeninsufficient to raise their standard of living.
请问如果OG中的E项和GWD-2-12一样的话，那是选c还是选e呢？
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。现在回过头看看自己的问题好搞笑哦！我已经研究生快要毕业啦！谢谢你