第2题: [单项选择]All the essential services on which we depend are ______. A. run by the Government or our local authorities B. in constant need of financial support C. financed wholly by rates and taxes D. unable to provide for the needs of the population 参考答案:A 答案解析:第二段第一句就指出,许多重要的公共服务都是由国家或地方政府提供的,所以A正确。本段中提到“....frequently needed to borrow money to finance major