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我觉得呀，必须要一个地方能汇总我的所有东西。天天东一榔头西一棒子的，东西都丢了。


资料汇贴

http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_Preparation/thread-519351-1-1.html

机经汇总贴。


http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_Math/thread-420286-1-1.html

ＧＷＤ　阅读笔记

http://forum.chasedream.com/archiver/GMAT_RC/thread-275383-3.html

学习经验
http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_Preparation/thread-739174-1-1.html?extparms=ThreadCatalogID%3d25%26page%3d1
开始的时候，我很不喜欢看到安静呀，大道至简呀这样的说法的，觉得这些都是自己的心里感受。但这baby的心经真不错的。比如，阅读比语法重要，比如 逻辑参考资料使用。比如，学习SC的时候最好不要采用case这样的方法，就是一个题，追踪一个题，会有很多的总结出来。






56. The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than the lawyers who do not advertise.  Therefore,  if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions.
If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?
(A) Some lawyers who now advertise will charge more  for specific services if they do not have to specify fee arrangements in the advertisements.
(B) More consumers will use  legal services if there are fewer restrictions on the advertising of legal services.
(C) If the restriction against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements is removed, more lawyers will advertise their services.
(D) If more lawyers advertise lower prices for specific services, some lawyers who do not advertise will also charge less than they currently charge  for those services.
(E) If the only restrictions on the advertising of legal services were those that apply to every type  of advertising, most lawyers would advertise their services.

这题我做对了。估计是第一次，还是分类好。虽然我读题干的时候，我就觉得不成立，但是板着自己说要假设这个成立。所以A不对。后来选一个更像答案的答案就对了。但是还是不知道所以然。

OG Reasoning What conclusion can logically be drawn? The argument sets up an inverse proportion: the fewer the number of restrictions on ads, the greater the number of lawyers who advertise. This is true of all restrictions and all lawyers. Therefore, removing any one restriction necessarily increases the number of lawyers who advertise。

所以这个就是看第一句了。不用关心 the main conclusion .

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Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority businesses rose from $77 million in 1972 to $1.1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority businesses for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over 53 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade. Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. （这里是转折的意思吧, promising 这里被提前了，正常语序是 as it is promising for minority businesses,）First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses, they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. （The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources, and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.）（这里什么意思呀）

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Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor-market-related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self-support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part-time because of the inability to find full-time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in-kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.

8.The conclusion stated in lines 33-39 about the number of people who suffer as a result of forced idleness depends primarily on the point that
(A) in times of high unemployment, there are some people who do not remain unemployed for long
(B) the capacity for self-support depends on receiving moderate-to-high wages
(C) those in forced idleness include, besides the unemployed, both underemployed part-time workers and those not actively seeking work
(D) at different times during the year, different people are unemployed
(E) many of those who are affected by unemployment are dependents of unemployed workers

这里是个逻辑题，我又做错了。

premise: For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part-time because of the inability to find full-time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job.
Conclusion: those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annnual unemployment.

Curbing government spending has been demonstrated to raise the value of a
country's currency over time. However, many economists no longer recommend
this policy. A currency of lesser value causes a country's exports to be
more cornpetitlye in the international market, encouraging domestic industries
and making the economy more attractive to foreign investment.
The statements above most strongly support which of the following
inferences
(A) Limited government spending can also lead to a reduction in the
national deficit.
(6) Curbing government spending can make a country's exports less
competitive.
(C) Many economists now recommend higher levels of government
spending.
(0) An increase in the value of a currency will result in reduced government
spending.
(E) Competitive exports indicate a-weak currency.
我对C的理解是错的。

2. Antarctic Meteorite
A detailed lab analysis of a meteorite recently discovered in Antarctica revealed that
the meteorite has geological characteristics common to the planet Mars. To date, scientists
have not found these characteristics anywhere other than on Mars. Using a
technique called "acid-etching," scientists found that the meteorite contained fossilized
remains of single-cell life forms.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?
(A) The fossilized remains indicate that life exists on Mars.
(B) The scientists have evidence to support a hypothesis that the meteorite came
from Mars.
(C) The meteorite represents a substantial step forward in human knowledge of the
development of life in the solar system.
(D) Undiscovered meteorites currently exist in Antarctica.
(E) "Acid-etching" is necessary to confirm the existence of fossilized remains in
meteorites.
This argument states that the fossilized remains of single cell life forms were found in-a meteorite
with geological characteristics unique to Mars. We should seek to eliminate answer choices that go
beyond the premises or are too extreme.
(A) This answer choice concludes too much by saying that there is presently life on Mars. This
answer is too extreme to be supported by the argument. For example, it is possible that the fossils
represent a form of life that has since died out on Mars.
(B) CORRECT. The passage states that the meteorites have geological characteristics currently only
known to exist on the planet Mars.
我怎讲就选了A。 时态呀。

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The Republicans in Congress will for understandable political reasons do everything they can to prevent the economy from improving before, and possibly after, the election, because they are committed to the position that Obama is responsible for the high unemployment rate.

这个部分倒装，我这是第三遍看出来的。

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（未解决）
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many
A. there are less than one-quarter that many
B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
A的问题 that的指代问题
变成 there are fewer than one-quarter that many 这样写行不行呀。

又来一个题

young adults used cocaine in 1979, doubling those reported in the 1977 survey.
(A) doubling those reported in the 1977 survey
(B) to double the number the 1977 survey reported
(C) twice those the 1977 survey reported
(D) twice as much as those reported in the 1977 survey
(E) twice the number reported in the 1977 survey

E

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The ratings agency projects China's economy will grow around 8% this year, with the U.S. economy picking up strength in the second half of 2012 with about 2% growth.

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Vacations naturally took a hit during the Great Recession, giving rise to the staycation around 2008-09.

真被这个hit气的跳脚，什么呀。 原来hit是打，击的意思，但是这几天我被训练一看hit 就是movie, 就是成功。结果，这里还是原来的老意思。 我气。。。。。。。。。

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今天的阅读，我做了多久呀，久的我真不好意说了。

难句
A Brooklyn-based startup company called Loosecubes facilitates connections between people looking for space in which to camp out for a day or two and organizations that have space to share.

So when we decide to take a trip, we often like to go big or stay home. And research definitely shows that spending money on experiences like vacations can boost happiness much more than simply buying a bunch of stuff. But it’s often best to trade time for intensity when going on a trip. Research has shown that sometimes the richer the experience, even if it’s not as long as we’d like, is often more fulfilling.

Many of us lament the dramatic contrast between our vacations and the faster pace of our work lives, but are generally remiss to change because of feelings of career vulnerability or weakness that we fear it could project.
it 指什么

Casual seating areas are incorporated into many contemporary work settings to give people space to think.

Vacations naturally took a hit during the Great Recession, giving rise to the staycation around 2008-09.

Time one： we need to slow down and the reason why we feel our working pace is fast.
Time 2: According to the research, slow down means to establish a balance between mindfull works and mindfree works.
Time 3: two methords: schedule an interrupted time for yourself; taking the time to walk to a different corner of the buildings(The benefits are do some excercise, meeting some colleague who may provide your a different perspective, meeting different colleague will also strength the prefessional relationship.).
Time 4: another two methords: break out; "cowork" with other strangers
Time 5: U.S. will spend less on vocation and the author suggest not to take a longer trip.

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风静静的签名 如果单词不认识，句子读不懂，文章看不懂，那还谈什么GMAT，我现在很depressed！！怎么办，读啊，往死里读！！！
每天保证3个小时的阅读！！！

我很喜欢这个签名，很正视问题。我也是给阅读的时间少了。

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我发现一个问题，must be true 这样的题，越是复杂越是不仅仅关注最后的结论，往往开始的地方会有generalization的

56. The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who
advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than the lawyers who do not advertise.  Therefore,  if the state removes any of its
current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the
state retains its current restrictions.
If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?
(A) Some lawyers who now advertise will charge more  for specific services if they do not have to specify fee arrangements in the advertisements.
(B) More consumers will use  legal services if there are fewer restrictions on the advertising of legal services.
(C) If the restriction against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements is removed, more lawyers will advertise their services.
(D) If more lawyers advertise lower prices for specific services, some lawyers who do not advertise will also charge less than they currently charge  for
those services.
(E) If the only restrictions on the advertising of legal services were those that apply to every type  of advertising, most lawyers would advertise their
services.
Premise: the state removes any of its surrent restrictions, such as the one against advertisement that do not specify fee arrangements,
Conclusion: overall legal cose will be lower than
This final conclusion is worong. I should not pay attention to

12 Large national budget deficits do not cause large trade deficits.  If they did, countries with the largest budget deficits would also have the largest
trade deficits. In fact, when deficit figures are adjusted so that different countries are reliably comparable to each other, there is no such correlation.

If the statements above are all true, which of the following can properly be inferred on the basis of them?
(Al Countries with large national budget deficits tend to restrict foreign trade.
(8l Reliable comparisons of the deficit figures of one country with those of another are impossible.
(Cl Reducing a country's national budget deficit will not necessarily result in a lowering of any trade deficit that country may have.  
(0) When countries are ordered from largest to smallest in terms of population , the smallest countries generally have the smallest budget and trade
deficits.
(El  Countries with the largest trade deficits never have similarly large national budget deficits.

Large national budget deficits do not cause large trade deficits.  If they did, countries with the largest budget deficits would also have the largest
trade deficits.
Conclusion ：Reducing a country's national budget deficit will not necessarily result in a lowering of any trade deficit that country may have.