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题库 / Prep2008E2-CR-86
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about the 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
情景：由于担心老年人的经济情况，Runagia国政府决定给所有65岁以上的公民增加20%的养老金。但是，在增加了养老金后，很多65岁以上的人并没有比以前过的更好。
答案预估：
直接解释为什么“在增加了养老金后，很多65岁以上的人并没有比以前过的更好”。
选项分析：
A选项：他们的收入全部来自于政府发放的养老金。无论是不是完全依赖养老金，只要养老金变多，理论上他们的经济情况会变好。
B选项：Runagian的银行太没有效率了以至于老人们需要花3周的时间才能得到钱。无论要花都少时间，只要能给，应该就可以让经济条件变好。
C选项：老人们买了通货膨胀中涨的最快的物品。前提中已经提到，通货膨胀可以忽略不计。在逻辑考题中，我们要默认前提是正确的。
D选项： 养老金上涨的时候是Runagian贫穷率最高的时候。同样地，贫穷率是否高都不会影响人们多得钱使得自己的经济状况变好。
E选项：Correct. Runagian国的孩子会给自己的父母以生活补助，但是仅仅是到父母可以有一个很好的生活为止。如果父母的钱由很多部分组成，当某一部分的钱增多的时候，另一部分钱会下降，那么父母的总体钱数不一定会有变化（no better off）。
E我觉得不严谨，有漏洞。R国的子女给父母钱，如果这个钱是一个固定的数目，那政府给的钱多了，总额不就多了吗？主要是E没说政府补助前和补助后子女给钱的差别，只说了给父母一笔饿不死的钱，万一政府加钱前孩子也就给了父母同样数额饿不死的钱呢？E如果改成in Runagia children typically supplemented the income of elderly parents to an sufficient level, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living after the pension was increased.比较好
E选项真的不算是无端假设嘛？难道政府给的补贴多了，儿女就一定会减少给老人的生活补助嘛？
MARK. P: increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension
C: better off financially
weaken
A->strength
B->irrelevent 只要能拿到钱就okay
C->Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible
D->increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians
E->weaken
又是一个老的开销不仅仅来自于政府，还有儿女的故事