求助讨论：为什么政府资助老人生活没有改善。请教大牛GWD-8-Q19

vivian8389

GWD-8-Q19
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
为什么答案是E呢，应该是C啊

dengts

The answer is E
C:Why must they buy goods whose prices tend to rese especially fast?Why not buy other goods?
E:we can infer that their children will decrease the money to supplement the income of elderly parents.Consequently,the elderly citizens are no better off financially.

vivian8389

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The answer is E
C:Why must they buy goods whose prices tend to rese especially fast?Why not buy other goods?
E:we can infer that their children will decrease the money to supplement the income of elderly parents.Consequently,the elderly citizens are no better off financially.

-- by 会员 dengts (2011/4/16 16:00:42)
因为如果买inflation增长快的东西的话，这些物品的价格很高，钱不当钱用，所以对生活没什么改善。记得OG上的答案就是这样的。

dengts

Please review the problem in OG,and you'll find something slightly different.

vivian8389

可否明讲啊，本人愚钝

dengts

OG:The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens haveincreased at a rate much higher than the rate of inflation.
These goods and services meet the specia needs of many senior citizens.Thus we can infer that these old people have to buy these goods and services.

shallbytwo

退休者需要子女的补贴，但是仅仅达到一个舒适的水平。即使退休金增加了20％，子女依然只会补贴到舒适的水平。并没有能够是退休者的财政水平达到well being。