这两题就是不明白了，大牛帮忙看看吧，谢谢啦

memory2006

Mayor Delmont’s critics complain about the jobs that were lost in the city under Delmont’s leadership.  Yet the fact is that not only were more jobs created than were eliminated, but the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.  So there can be no question that throughout Delmont’s tenure the average paycheck in this city has been getting steadily bigger.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument in the advertisement?

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument in the advertisement?

1. The average pay for jobs created in the city during the past three years was higher than the average pay for jobs created in the city earlier in Mayor Delmont’s tenure.

2. Average pay in the city was at a ten-year low when Mayor Delmont took office.

3. Some of the jobs created in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure have in the meantime been eliminated again.

4. The average pay for jobs eliminated in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure has been roughly equal every year to the average pay for jobs citywide.

5. The average pay for jobs in the city is currently higher than it is for jobs in the suburbs surrounding the city.

   2

   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

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memory2006

who can tell me the answer to the questions?

thanks!