推荐GMAT作文黄金80题二.docx

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推荐GMAT作文黄金80题二

[推荐]GMAT作文黄金80题

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1、ThefollowingappearedaspartofanannualreportsenttostockholdersbyOlympicFoods,aprocessoroffrozenfoods.

“Overtime,thecostsofprocessinggodownbecauseasorganizationslearnhowtodothingsbetter,theybecomemoreefficient.Incolorfilmprocessing,forexample,thecostofa3-by-5-inchprintfellfrom50centsforfive-dayservicein1970to20centsforone-dayservicein1984.Thesameprincipleappliestotheprocessingoffood.AndsinceOlympicFoodswillsooncelebrateitstwenty-fifthbirthday,wecanexpectthatourlongexperiencewillenableustominimizecostsandthusmaximizeprofits.”

2、ThefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromthebusinessdepartmentoftheApogeeCompany.

“WhentheApogeeCompanyhadallitsoperationsinonelocation,itwasmoreprofitablethanitistoday.Therefore,theApogeeCompanyshouldclosedownitsfieldofficesandconductallitsoperationsfromasinglelocation.Suchcentralizationwouldimproveprofitabilitybycuttingcostsandhelpingthecompanymaintainbettersupervisionofallemployees.”

6、Thefollowingappearedaspartofanarticleinamagazinedevotedtoregionallife.

“CorporationsshouldlooktothecityofHelioswhenseekingnewbusinessopportunitiesoranewlocation.Evenintherecentrecession,Helios’sunemploymentratewaslowerthantheregionalaverage.Itistheindustrialcenteroftheregion,andhistoricallyithasprovidedmorethanitsshareoftheregion’smanufacturingjobs.Inaddition,Heliosisattemptingtoexpanditseconomicbasebyattractingcompaniesthatfocusonresearchanddevelopmentofinnovativetechnologies.”

8、Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofacorporatenewsletter.

“Thecommonnotionthatworkersaregenerallyapatheticaboutmanagementissuesisfalse,oratleastoutdated:

arecentlypublishedsurveyindicatesthat79percentofthenearly1,200workerswhorespondedtosurveyquestionnairesexpressedahighlevelofinterestinthetopicsofcorporaterestructuringandredesignofbenefitsprograms.”

9、Thefollowingappearedintheopinioncolumnofafinancialmagazine.

“Onaverage,middle-agedconsumersdevote39percentoftheirretailexpendituretodepartmentstoreproductsandservices,whileforyoungerconsumerstheaverageisonly25percent.Sincethenumberofmiddle-agedpeoplewillincreasedramaticallywithinthenextdecade,departmentstorescanexpectretailsalestoincreasesignificantlyduringthatperiod.Furthermore,totakeadvantageofthetrend,thesestoresshouldbegintoreplacesomeofthoseproductsintendedtoattracttheyoungerconsumerwithproductsintendedtoattractthemiddle-agedconsumer.”

10、Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofalocalnewspaper.

“Thispastwinter,200studentsfromWaymarshStateCollegetraveledtothestatecapitolbuildingtoprotestagainstproposedcutsinfundingforvariousstatecollegeprograms.Theother12,000Waymarshstudentsevidentlyweren’tsoconcernedabouttheireducation:

theyeitherstayedoncampusorleftforwinterbreak.Sincethegroupwhodidnotprotestisfarmorenumerous,itismorerepresentativeofthestate’scollegestudentsthanaretheprotesters.Thereforethestatelegislatureneednotheedtheappealsoftheprotestingstudents.”

11、Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofalocalnewspaper.

“InthefirstfouryearsthatMontoyahasservedasmayorofthecityofSanPerdito,thepopulationhasdecreasedandtheunemploymentratehasincreased.Twobusinesseshaveclosedforeachnewbusinessthathasopened.Undervarro,whoservedasmayorforfouryearsbeforeMontoya,theunemploymentratedecreasedandthepopulationincreased.Clearly,theresidentsofSanPerditowouldbebestservediftheyvotedMontoyaoutofofficeandreelectedvarro.”

12、ThefollowingappearedaspartofapromotionalcampaigntoselladvertisingspaceintheDailyGazettetogrocerystoresintheMarstonarea.

“AdvertisingthereducedpriceofselectedgroceryitemsintheDailyGazettewillhelpyouincreaseyoursales.Considertheresultsofastudyconductedlastmonth.ThirtysaleitemsfromastoreindowntownMarstonwereadvertisedintheGazetteforfourdays.Eachtimeoneormoreofthe30itemswaspurchased,clerksaskedwhethertheshopperhadreadthead.Two-thirdsofthe200shoppersaskedansweredintheaffirmative.Furthermore,morethanhalfthecustomerswhoansweredintheaffirmativespentover$100atthestore.”

13、Thefollowingappearedaspartofacampaigntoselladvertisingtimeonalocalradiostationtolocalbusinesses.

“TheCumquatCafebeganadvertisingonourlocalradiostationthisyearandwasdelightedtoseeitsbusinessincreaseby10percentoverlastyear’stotals.Theirsuccessshowsyouhowyoucanuseradioadvertisingtomakeyourbusinessmoreprofitable.”

14、Thefollowingappearedaspartofanewspapereditorial.

“TwoyearsagoNovaHighSchoolbegantouseinteractivecomputerinstructioninthreeacademicsubjects.Theschooldropoutratedeclinedimmediately,andlastyear’sgraduateshavereportedsomeimpressiveachievementsincollege.Infuturebudgetstheschoolboardshoulduseagreaterportionoftheavailablefundstobuymorecomputers,andallschoolsinthedistrictshouldadoptinteractivecomputerinstructionthroughoutthecurriculum.”

16、ThefollowingappearedaspartofanarticleintheeducationsectionofaWaymarshCitynewspaper.

“Throughoutthelasttwodecades,thosewhoearnedgraduatedegreesfounditverydifficulttogetjobsteachingtheiracademicspecialtiesatthecollegelevel.ThosewithgraduatedegreesfromWaymarshUniversityhadanespeciallyhardtimefindingsuchjobs.Butbettertimesarecominginthenextdecadeforallacademicjobseekers,includingthosefromWaymarsh.Demographictrendsindicatethatanincreasingnumberofpeoplewillbereachingcollegeageoverthenexttenyears;consequently,wecanexpectthatthejobmarketwillimprovedramaticallyforpeopleseekingcollege-levelteachingpositionsintheirfields.”

17、Thefollowingappearedinanarticleinaconsumer-productsmagazine.

“Twooftoday’sbest-sellingbrandsoffull-strengthprescriptionmedicationforthereliefofexcessstomachacid,Acid-EaseandPepticaid,arenowavailableinmildernonprescriptionforms.Doctorshavewritten76millionmoreprescriptionsforfull-strengthAcid-Easethanforfull-strengthPepticaid.SopeoplewhoneedaneffectivebutmildernonprescriptionmedicationforthereliefofexcessstomachacidshouldchooseAcid-Ease.”

28、Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofalocalnewspaper.

“Commuteruseofthenewsubwaytrainisexceedingthetransitcompany’sprojections.However,commuteruseoftheshuttlebusesthattransportpeopletothesubwaystationsisbelowtheprojectedvolume.Ifthetransitcompanyexpectscommuterstoridetheshuttlebusestothesubwayratherthandrivethere,itmusteitherreducetheshuttlebusfaresorincreasethepriceofparkingatthesubwaystations.”

31、Thefollowingappearedaspartofthebusinessplanofaninvestmentandfinancialconsultingfirm.

“Studiessuggestthatanaveragecoffeedrinker’sconsumptionofcoffeeincreaseswithage,fromage10throughage60.Evenafterage60,coffeeconsumptionremainshigh.Theaveragecoladrinker’sconsumptionofcola,however,declineswithincreasingage.Bothofthesetrendshaveremainedstableforthepast40years.Giventhatthenumberofolderadultswillsignificantlyincreaseasthepopulationagesoverthenext20years,itfollowsthatthedemandforcoffeewillincreaseandthedemandforcolawilldecreaseduringthisperiod.Weshould,therefore,considertransferringourinvestmentsfromColaLocatoEarlyBirdCoffee.”

32、ThefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofaWestCambrianewspaper.

“ArecentreviewoftheWestCambriavolunteerambulanceservicerevealedalongeraverageresponsetimetoaccidentsthanwasreportedbyacommercialambulancesquadlocatedinEastCambria.Inordertoprovidebetterpatientcareforaccidentvictimsandtoraiserevenueforourtownbycollectingservicefeesforambulanceuse,weshoulddisbandourvolunteerserviceandhireacommercialambulanceservice.”

34、ThefollowingappearedaspartofaplanproposedbyanexecutiveoftheEasyCreditCompanytothepresident.

“TheEasyCreditCompanywouldgainanadvantageovercompetingcreditcardservicesifweweretodonateaportionoftheproceedsfromtheuseofourcardstoawell-knownenvironmentalorganizationinexchangefortheuseofitssymbolorlogoonourcard.Sincearecentpollshowsthatalargepercentageofthepublicisconcernedaboutenvironmentalissues,thispolicywouldattractnewcustomers,increaseuseamongexistingcustomers,andenableustochargeinterestratesthatarehigherthanthelowestonesavailable.”

38、Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofacampusnewspaper.

“Becauseoccupancyratesforcampushousingfellduringthelastacademicyear,sodidhousingrevenues.Tosolvetheproblem,campushousingofficialsshouldreducethenumberofavailablehousingunits,therebyincreasingtheoccupancyrates.Also,tokeepstudentsfromchoosingtoliveoff-campus,housingofficialsshouldlowertherents,therebyincreasingdemand.”

39、ThefollowingappearedinanAviaAirlinesdepartmentalmemorandum.

“Onaverage,9outofevery1,000passengerswhotraveledonAviaAirlineslastyearfiledacomplaintaboutourbaggage-handlingprocedures.Thismeansthatalthoughsome1percentofourpassengerswereunhappywiththoseprocedures,theoverwhelmingmajoritywerequitesatisfiedwiththem;thusitwouldappearthatarevie