单选题Shadow chancellor George Osborne holds that ______.ALondon is not capable of hosting the summitBLord Myners should not have signed off Sir Fred Goodwin’s pensionCthere was no “common ground” on the G20Dthe UK government’s entire economic strategy has fallen apart
单选题
Shadow chancellor George Osborne holds that ______.
A
London is not capable of hosting the summit
B
Lord Myners should not have signed off Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension
C
there was no “common ground” on the G20
D
the UK government’s entire economic strategy has fallen apart
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题目问的是：影子大臣乔治·奥斯本持有什么观点？文章第14段提到“He said the UK government would have ‘more credibility’... if the prime minister had sacked Lord Myners accused of signing off RBS bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin’s ￡703,000 pension.”，表述了如果首相解雇麦纳斯勋爵，指控他签收苏格兰皇家银行老大弗雷德·古德温703,000英镑的津贴，英国政府就应该在银行家的奖金和离岸避税上更具公信力。由此可得乔治·奥斯本认为麦纳斯不应该签署弗雷德·古德温的退休金。故选B。
题目问的是：影子大臣乔治·奥斯本持有什么观点？文章第14段提到“He said the UK government would have ‘more credibility’... if the prime minister had sacked Lord Myners accused of signing off RBS bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin’s ￡703,000 pension.”，表述了如果首相解雇麦纳斯勋爵，指控他签收苏格兰皇家银行老大弗雷德·古德温703,000英镑的津贴，英国政府就应该在银行家的奖金和离岸避税上更具公信力。由此可得乔治·奥斯本认为麦纳斯不应该签署弗雷德·古德温的退休金。故选B。
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