Two years ago, the government of Runagia increased by 20 percent the government-provided pensions paid to Runagians over 65. The aim of the increase was to stimulate the economy in the rural regions of the country, where most pension recipients live. Statistics, however, show that there has been no increase in economic activity in those regions since then, but that there has been noticeably more spending in the urban areas.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the increase resulted in the unintended state of affairs described?


Until the pensions were increased, many Runagians over 65 in rural regions had been receiving support from their children who live in urban areas.

The pensions were increased when the number of people below the poverty level in rural areas of Runagia reached an all-time high.

City-dwellers in Runagia rarely travel to rural regions of the country.

The Runagian postal system is so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks for pension checks to reach recipients in rural areas.

On average, the pensions were higher in rural than in urban areas before the increase.

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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。这个方案的目标是刺激农村的经济，这是因为农村是大部分这些公民居住的地方。但是，农村的经济行为并没有增加，反而城市的经济行为增加了很多。

答案预估：
直接解释为什么“农村的经济行为并没有增加，反而城市的经济行为增加了很多”即可。


选项分析：

A选项：Correct. 直到养老金上升，很多在农村居住的65岁以上老人都会从在城市居住的孩子那里得到支援。如果老人们以前从孩子那里得到钱，现在没有钱了（注意原文中的时态），则老人的钱并没有因为方案而变多，自然促进不了农村经济。

B选项：养老金上涨的时候是Runagian贫穷率最高的时候。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。

C选项：Runagian的城市居民很少到农村去。本选项和要解释的内容无关。

D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。

E选项：平均来说，在养老金上涨以前，农村的养老金比城市的养老金高。不论哪里的养老金高，都没有提到涨养老金这件事情。

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