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-five and older.
Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off financially now than they were before the increase.
Further information: The annual rate of inflation 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 financial position has not improved rely entirely on the government pension for their income.
(B)The Runagian banking system is so inefficient 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 inflation.
(D)The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-five 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.
题目分析：原文说增加了养老金但是经济状况没改善，问为什么？我们来看选项，A说是因为这些老人完全依靠养老金来生活，连不上。B说因为银行系统效率不高，扯淡。C说因为物价增加太快，比较舒服，留着。D说养老金是这些穷老人最多的时候开始发放的，不合适。E说因为这次增加养老金是第二次，第几次和我经济状况没改善有什么关系，杀。
