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UID467761在线时间 小时注册时间2009-8-24最后登录1970-1-1主题帖子性别保密 
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| AA 第18题原文
 Thefollowing appeared in a memo to the Saluda town council from the town’sbusiness manager.
 Research indicates that those whoexercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who don’texercise. By providing a well-equipped gym for Saluda’s municipal employees, weshould be able to reduce the cost of our group health insurance coverage byapproximately 50 percent and thereby achieve a balanced town budget.
 
 
 第19题原文
 
 Thefollowing appeared in a memorandum from the director of human resources to theexecutive officers of Company X:
 “Last year, we surveyed ouremployees on improvements needed at Company X by having them rank, in order ofimportance, the issues presented in a list of possible improvements. Improvedcommunications between employees and management was consistently ranked as theissue of highest importance by the employees who responded to the survey. Asyou know, we have since instituted regular communications sessions conducted byhigh-level management, which the employees can attend on a voluntary basis.Therefore, it is likely that most employees at Company X now feel that theimprovement most needed at the company has been made.”
 
 
 第21题原文
 Thefollowing appeared in an editorial from a newspaper serving the town of Saluda:
 “The Saluda Consolidated High School offers over 200 different courses fromwhich its students can choose. A much smaller private school down the streetoffers a basic curriculum of only 80 different courses, but it consistentlysends a higher proportion of its graduating seniors on to college thanConsolidated does. By eliminating at least half of the courses offered thereand focusing on a basic curriculum, we could improve student performance atConsolidated and also save many tax dollars.”
 
 
 第26题原文
 “Onaverage, middle-aged consumers devote 39 percent of their retail expenditure todepartment store products and services, while for younger consumers the averageis only 25 percent. Since the number of middle-aged people will increasedramatically within the next decade, department stores can expect retail salesto increase significantly during that period. Furthermore, to take advantage ofthe trend, these stores should begin to replace some of those products intendedto attract the younger consumer with products intended to attract themiddle-aged consumer.”
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