GMAT寫作練習：Argument（2）

　　10、The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper.

　　This past winter, 200 students from Waymarsh State College traveled to the state capitol building to protest against proposed cuts in funding for various state college programs. The other 12,000 Waymarsh students evidently werent so concerned about their education: they either stayed on campus or left for winter break. Since the group who did not protest is far more numerous, it is more representative of the states college students than are the protesters. Therefore the state legislature need not heed the appeals of the protesting students.

　　11、The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper.

　　In the first four years that Montoya has served as mayor of the city of San Perdito, the population has decreased and the unemployment rate has increased. Two businesses have closed for each new business that has opened. Under varro, who served as mayor for four years before Montoya, the unemployment rate decreased and the population increased. Clearly, the residents of San Perdito would be best served if they voted Montoya out of office and reelected varro.

　　12、The following appeared as part of a promotional campaign to sell advertising space in the Daily Gazette to grocery stores in the Marston area.

　　Advertising the reduced price of selected grocery items in the Daily Gazette will help you increase your sales. Consider the results of a study conducted last month. Thirty sale items from a store in downtown Marston were advertised in the Gazette for four days. Each time one or more of the 30 items was purchased, clerks asked whether the shopper had read the ad. Two -thirds of the 200 shoppers asked answered in the affirmative. Furthermore, more than half the customers who answered in the affirmative spent over $100 at the store.

　　13、The following appeared as part of a campaign to sell advertising time on a local radio station to local businesses.

　　The Cumquat Cafe began advertising on our local radio station this year and was delighted to see its business increase by 10 percent over last years totals. Their success shows you how you can use radio advertising to make your business more profitable.

　　14、The following appeared as part of a newspaper editorial.

　　Two years ago Nova High School began to use interactive computer instruction in three academic subjects. The school dropout rate declined immediately, and last years graduates have reported some impressive achievements in college. In future budgets the school board should use a greater portion of the available funds to buy more computers, and all schools in the district should adopt interactive computer instruction throughout the curriculum.

　　10、地方性報紙的編者按：

　　過去的冬天里，200名學生從Waymarsh州立大學前往州府大樓抗議對各項州立大學項目基金進行削減的計劃。另外12000名Waymarsh學生顯然對他們的教育不太關(guān)心：他們或是留在學校里，或離開過寒假。由于不抗議的人群更大，他們比抗議人群更有資格代表州立大學學生。所以州立法會不必理會抗議者。

　　11、地方性報紙的編者按：

　　在Montoya當San Perdito市長的頭4年里，人口下降而失業(yè)率上升。每當一個新企業(yè)開業(yè)，就有兩個舊的關(guān)門。而在Montoya之前varro當市長的4年里，失業(yè)率下降人口增長。很明顯，San Perdito的居民重新選舉varro而非Montoya會得到更好的服務。

　　12、在把Gazette日報的廣告版向Marston地區(qū)的蔬菜商銷售的計劃：

　　在Gazette日報宣傳特價菜會幫助你提高銷售額。考慮上月的一個研究的結(jié)果。Marston中心區(qū)的一個商店的30種特價菜在Gazette做了4天廣告。每當有特價菜被賣出，職員就問顧客是否讀過廣告。200顧客中的2/3回答是肯定的。而且，持肯定回答的顧客中有超過一半的人在店里的消費超過100美元。

　　13、將本地電臺的廣告時間賣給本地企業(yè)的計劃：

　　Cumquat咖啡店今年開始在我們電臺做廣告，并很高興的看到它的業(yè)務比去年全年增長10%。他們的成功向您展示了您如何能夠利用電臺廣告使您的企業(yè)獲利更多。

　　14、報紙社論：

　　兩年前Nova高中開始在3個科學科目中使用互動計算機指導。學校的退學率立刻下降，而且去年的畢業(yè)生在大學取得了一些很不錯的成績。在未來的預算中，校董事會應該在能得到的資金中撥出更大的一塊用來購買更多的計算機。而且這一區(qū)的所有學校都應該在課程中采用互動計算機指導。

　　10、The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper.

　　This past winter, 200 students from Waymarsh State College traveled to the state capitol building to protest against proposed cuts in funding for various state college programs. The other 12,000 Waymarsh students evidently werent so concerned about their education: they either stayed on campus or left for winter break. Since the group who did not protest is far more numerous, it is more representative of the states college students than are the protesters. Therefore the state legislature need not heed the appeals of the protesting students.

　　11、The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper.

　　In the first four years that Montoya has served as mayor of the city of San Perdito, the population has decreased and the unemployment rate has increased. Two businesses have closed for each new business that has opened. Under varro, who served as mayor for four years before Montoya, the unemployment rate decreased and the population increased. Clearly, the residents of San Perdito would be best served if they voted Montoya out of office and reelected varro.

　　12、The following appeared as part of a promotional campaign to sell advertising space in the Daily Gazette to grocery stores in the Marston area.

　　Advertising the reduced price of selected grocery items in the Daily Gazette will help you increase your sales. Consider the results of a study conducted last month. Thirty sale items from a store in downtown Marston were advertised in the Gazette for four days. Each time one or more of the 30 items was purchased, clerks asked whether the shopper had read the ad. Two -thirds of the 200 shoppers asked answered in the affirmative. Furthermore, more than half the customers who answered in the affirmative spent over $100 at the store.

　　13、The following appeared as part of a campaign to sell advertising time on a local radio station to local businesses.

　　The Cumquat Cafe began advertising on our local radio station this year and was delighted to see its business increase by 10 percent over last years totals. Their success shows you how you can use radio advertising to make your business more profitable.

　　14、The following appeared as part of a newspaper editorial.

　　Two years ago Nova High School began to use interactive computer instruction in three academic subjects. The school dropout rate declined immediately, and last years graduates have reported some impressive achievements in college. In future budgets the school board should use a greater portion of the available funds to buy more computers, and all schools in the district should adopt interactive computer instruction throughout the curriculum.

　　10、地方性報紙的編者按：

　　過去的冬天里，200名學生從Waymarsh州立大學前往州府大樓抗議對各項州立大學項目基金進行削減的計劃。另外12000名Waymarsh學生顯然對他們的教育不太關(guān)心：他們或是留在學校里，或離開過寒假。由于不抗議的人群更大，他們比抗議人群更有資格代表州立大學學生。所以州立法會不必理會抗議者。

　　11、地方性報紙的編者按：

　　在Montoya當San Perdito市長的頭4年里，人口下降而失業(yè)率上升。每當一個新企業(yè)開業(yè)，就有兩個舊的關(guān)門。而在Montoya之前varro當市長的4年里，失業(yè)率下降人口增長。很明顯，San Perdito的居民重新選舉varro而非Montoya會得到更好的服務。

　　12、在把Gazette日報的廣告版向Marston地區(qū)的蔬菜商銷售的計劃：

　　在Gazette日報宣傳特價菜會幫助你提高銷售額。考慮上月的一個研究的結(jié)果。Marston中心區(qū)的一個商店的30種特價菜在Gazette做了4天廣告。每當有特價菜被賣出，職員就問顧客是否讀過廣告。200顧客中的2/3回答是肯定的。而且，持肯定回答的顧客中有超過一半的人在店里的消費超過100美元。

　　13、將本地電臺的廣告時間賣給本地企業(yè)的計劃：

　　Cumquat咖啡店今年開始在我們電臺做廣告，并很高興的看到它的業(yè)務比去年全年增長10%。他們的成功向您展示了您如何能夠利用電臺廣告使您的企業(yè)獲利更多。

　　14、報紙社論：

　　兩年前Nova高中開始在3個科學科目中使用互動計算機指導。學校的退學率立刻下降，而且去年的畢業(yè)生在大學取得了一些很不錯的成績。在未來的預算中，校董事會應該在能得到的資金中撥出更大的一塊用來購買更多的計算機。而且這一區(qū)的所有學校都應該在課程中采用互動計算機指導。