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 答案是E,但我依然认为是C。看见之前的解释都说C与题目中的inflation的变化微不足道相矛盾，但是从og12查到一道很像的题：
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-fi ve and older.
Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off fi nancially now than they were before the increase.
Further information: The annual rate of infl ation since the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and the
increased 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 followed
implementation of the plan?
(A) The majority of senior citizens whose fi nancial position has not improved rely entirely on the government
pension for their income.
(B) The Runagian banking system is so ineffi cient that cashing a pension check can take as much as three
weeks.
(C) The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at a
rate much higher than the rate of infl ation.
(D) The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-fi ve and older who were
living below the poverty level was at an all-time high.
(E) The most recent pension increase was only the second such increase in the last ten years.
答案是C，og的解释： Clearly, these senior citizens used nearly 20 percent more money than they did before to maintain the same standard of living. Usually, this could be explained by high inflation--but the further information informs us that the annual rate of inflation was well below the percentage of the pension increase. The annual rate of inflation 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 and services. It could be the case that the goods and services senior citizens need are those that have risen most in price.
所以我觉得之前说gwd那题的C是与题目相矛盾而不选的解释是有问题的，个人认为还是应该选C，希望大家讨论
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