(单选题)

According to this passage, insurance is possible because ( ).

A.only a small proportion of the insured suffer loss

B.everyone at some time suffers loss

C.nearly everyone suffers loss

D.only insured people suffer loss

参考答案：A

参考解析：

根据第一段Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort.可知每个人都有面临损失，但通过后面的举例以及…there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss…This is the basis of insurance. 可知，这种损失只有一小部分人遭受，所以这就使得保险变成可能，选项A表述正确。选项BCD表述均过于肯定。故本题正确答案选A。

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