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maybolett

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

请问这T为什么选E啊？ 我选的C

kittycd

Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible通货膨胀是可忽略的
但是我也不明白为什么E？？？
请NN们赐教！

gumoc

我选择的也是E，这个the scrapping of 我查了一下，是汽车报废的意思。那么E的选项就可以理解为：汽车报废产生的污染

一开始我做的时候不知道scrapping是什么意思，选了还以为是这个汽车排放的污染不是污染空气的主要来源。。。