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Kath1985

GWD-9-Q38

In January of last year the Moviemania chain of movie theaters started propping its popcorn in canola oil, instead of the less healthful coconut oil that it had been using until then. Now Moviemania is planning to switch back, saying that the change has hurt popcorn sales. That claim is false, however, since according to Moviemania’s own sales figures, Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous year.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument against Moviemania’s claim?

1. Total sales of all refreshments at Moviemania’s movie theaters increased by less than 5 percent last year.
   
   
2. Moviemania makes more money on food and beverages sold at its theaters than it does on sales of movie tickets.
   
   
3. Moviemania’s customers prefer the taste of popcorn popped in coconut oil to that of popcorn popped in canola oil.
   
   
4. Total attendance at Moviemania’s movie theaters was more than 20 percent higher last year than the year before.
   
5. The year before last, Moviemania experienced a 10 percent increase in popcorn sales over the previous year.
   答案是A
   但對E的意思不明白 The year before last=previous year  
   那麼翻譯就是 ex 2010年的銷售比2010年的銷售增加10%  
   百分比是不同年份一起比 怎麼會是同一個年份互比呢  搞混中  請求解釋
   
   

野原新之助

别纠结，E关注的范围就不对了。这是一件去年和今年对比的事情。至于前年和去年对比，不是本文关心的问题

realric

the year before last=前年，over the previous year=前年之前的1年,因为没有s，意思就是说前年的比之前的都多10%。文中说得是last year比之前的1年都多5％,增长幅度降低，反倒weaken了上文，支持了Moviemania’s claim