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[originaltext]Nearly a third of households in the United States have struggled
[originaltext]Nearly a third of households in the United States have struggled
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Nearly a third of households in the United States have struggled to pay their energy bills, the Energy Information Administration said in a report released Wednesday. The differences were minor in terms of geography, but Hispanics and racial minorities were hit hardest.
About one in five households had to reduce or forgo food, medicine and other necessities to pay an energy bill, according to the report.
“Households can spend more than 20% of their total income on their electricity needs,” George Koutitas, CEO and co-founder of Gridmates says. Gridmates sends donations to utility companies for struggling customers’ energy bills.
Low-income heat assistance programs, he says, only go so far. Weatherization programs that insulate a home “take a lot of time and they are not very responsive.” Bill assistance alternatives, he says, are underfunded and have been canceled.
“Please, I beg you to bring back this assistance with electricity,” a woman in northern Texas wrote, after a state assistance program called Lite Up Texas ran out of money, “I am going to freeze during this cold season.”
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. How many households had to reduce or give up necessities to pay an energy bill?
6. What does George Koutitas say about bill assistance alternatives?
7. What did the woman in northern Texas do after Lite Up Texas ran out of money?
选项
A、They take a lot of time.
B、They are of little use.
C、They have been canceled.
D、They are of great help.
答案
C
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