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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