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MillionaireCL

JUNE 19TH WED AM
<The end of the affair> from Economist
3 paragraphs, 3mins. Since I am not familiar with finance and economy, so I keep reading the article from this topic. Gathered the main idea from each paragraph. When bump into numbers, overlook them, just took the idea if it is increased or decreased.
Tail off: to dwindle to nothing, gradually lessen.

<Brain's memory also predicts others' future behavior> from Harvard Magazine
400+ words, 3 mins. This article is easy to assimilate because I always interested in this topic. Also, the structure is very typical and easy to follow, Main idea--> Someone hypothesized a theory --> Taking experiment to corroborate this theory --> Conclusion from the experiment.

OG13 Q45-51 2.5 mins
Dramatic growth in temporary employment <---- increased first-time workers, who supposedly prefer it.
However, Dramatic growth in temporary employment <----Employer, rather than worker
(Main point)
Two factors explain why to the main point.
Author's advice: firms should……, government should……..
Q47, "SUGGEST" appears, it means "inference", it asks about the reasons, so go look for the tow factors. I seem only comprehensive one factor and overlook the second factor, which is "labor's reduced bargaining strength". Choice A talked about efficiently which the article does not talk about it. Pay attention on adjective in answer choices.
Q49, Details. The question ask what is the reason presented in the beginning of the article if it has not been argue against. I overlooked the description of first-time workers. (who supposedly prefer it)

OG13 Q52-55 2.5mins
Most managers believed that environmental regulations affect all companies equally, BUT, in reality, regulatory costs (compliance) is uneven.
Example1, plants location, Example2,  larger plants VS smaller plants, smaller plants benefits more. Example3, old technology.
Environmental managers can help their companies by anticipating regulation.
Q52, When seeing "additionally, finally", they are talking about 3 things. I need to clearly extract the 3 items. At the first reading, I confused example1 and example2, they are distinct. So when the question ask about "larger plant", it related with example2, so go back to the article look for that area only!
Q53, GO BACK TO READ THIS ONE AGAIN IN SECOND ROUND
So as to = in order to

绝望的小老鼠

看见你最新更的里面有用--->   
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关键词，关键词之间的关系很清晰~ 觉得很赞！！  一直在想如何能够缩短自己的提纲，方便记忆。。这个我抢走了~

MillionaireCL

JUNE 20TH THU AM
OG13 Q56-62 (Super difficult article!)
Supreme Court give the right of using water near FortB to A-Indians in WINTERS even thought the treaty did not mention this right.
Courts can find federal rights of water for particular purposes if (1) the land under federal jurisdiction, 2) the land has been formally withdrawn from federal, 3)government intended to reserve that water and land.
Some A-Indian have established water rights based on their traditional diversion and use certain waters prior to the US sovereignty.  Example, RGP, they never formally as a part of federal lands. This fact, however, WINTERS doctrine still works for them. Then, ARIZONA, CA -- the manner in which any type of federal reservation is created does not affect the application to it of the WINTERS, just like the example of RGP.
Q61, Law about water right, not reservations, and take no side.
Q62, Abolish: nothing at all, Limited: have with limitation. Pay attention on the difference.

OG13 Q63-68
M proposed that ice ages were caused by earth's orbit <---Untestable.
O18 heavier than O16, lighter water evaporates, heavier water remains. The higher the ration of O18 to O16 in a SedS, the more ice.
This record has 2 advantages. 1)global. 2)continuous.
The dated record shows that the fluctuations in ice volume has a pattern : ice age occurs once every 100,000 years.
However, this theory has advantages but does not mean it is the only reason, maybe other reason also existed.
Q65, asking about what will make the record less useful. OG explanation about C: "the impact on the theory does not make the isotope record less useful to researchers. The record is useful precisely because it can offer evidence to confirm or refute such theories." So, in C "it indicated…" , it means "isotope record", this doesn't make it less useful because it already INDICATED something. 问题问record本身有没有用而不是问它indicated的结果怎么样。
Q67
I know B is definitely right, but C?
I missed "continental" ice this part, continental ice from rain, rain from the evoporated water, thus continental ice are similar to evoporated water.
Q68, the shell was constructed by the ocean water surrounding it, thus the shell reflect the water. C:"only in areas that once iced", the article does not indicate the "only".
In this article, right answers is obviously right. Wrong answers maybe right, maybe wrong.

MillionaireCL

OG13 Q69-74
2 works about US women history.
B's MF <-- little effort, questioning about colonial golden age in 18th, no analysis women's status.  
L's work <-- not only women history, also women status (gain or loss), More Direct, examines different aspects, Concludes that women gained autonomy, lost in economy. MORE IMPORTANTLY, she shows frame of reference. 1)women lost power compare to men, example, delivering babies, supervising schools. 2) more power in 19th century compare to 18th.
4 out of 6 questions ask about L's work, 1 question ask about B's work.
Q70, ask one specific example under the MORE IMPORTANTLY issue.
C talks about "data" are difficult to obtain, not women's power. Find the Subject precisely!!
Q71, ask about author's attitude, also under the MORE IMPORTANTLY area.
Q73, Answer comes from before MORE IMPORTANTLY area.

OG12 Q82-90
P1, production and release in brain neurons depend on the food body processes.
P2, First study to determine whether the increase in Ser would occur after rates ate meals. Later study. injecting insulin also caused the same as above.
P3, HOWEVER, more protein in meal, BT and Ser fell. Why? the answer is…. The more…, the lower…., Thus….
5 out of 9 questions are asking the contents lies in the last paragraph, the HOWEVER part.
P82 asking about the topic of this passage, it shows in the first paragraph
3 questions' answers come from the last two sentence in the last paragraph
1 question's answer come from the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
2 details question in 2nd paragraph.
BE AWARE OF THE WORDS LIKE: The answer is…, Thus…., Surprisingly….., Pay attention on the last paragraph last part.

MillionaireCL

JUN 24TH MON AM
OG12 Q91-96
D published a book, a first book talking about women vote participation. He found women vote less frequent, and more conservative.
However, his approach has proved more durable than his finding. Moreover, he was failed to consider some factors influenced women voting participation: political, economy, relations between women and men. His failure gave the future study enduring limitation.
Q92, answer appears at first sentence.
Q93, answer appears after However part, and inside the "list". ENUMERATION
Q94, answer appears right after "However"
Q95, a bit tricky. Answer appears at the last sentence in first paragraph. First, voter's political view is nothing to do with voting rates. 2nd, pay attention to the content inside PARENTHESES.
Q96, answer appears in the last sentence.

OG12 Q97-102
Majority managers don't solve problems on rational model, rather they manager things rely on intuition.
Writers had opinion on what is intuition, however, they have poor grasp of what this is.
I's research shows that manager is using intuition at 5 distinct ways.
1,2,3,4,5
Thinking is at same time of acting. Acting also defines problems, not just for solutions.
Q97 Answer appears in the ENUMERATION.
Q98 Answer appears in the second paragraph However part.
Q99 Answer appears in the ENUMERATION, the third one.
Q100 Answer appears in the first sentence. pay attention on what is the question ask. The Q asked about intuition, but suddenly this one ask about rational model.
Q101 Answer appears in the first sentence and last sentence in the first paragraph, comparison.
Q102 Ask about what is this passage value for. Main idea (Intuition) <---- P/N

OG12 Q103-107
F&M proposed a move toward larger, simpler clinic trials.
Currently, researchers collect too much background info.
F&M ----> limit date collection and more patients <---- more representative. Broadening the range would help evaluate the treatment efficiency for diverse patients on different condition.
"Currently" in first paragraph and "Often" in second paragraph acting as HOWEVER part.
F&M proposed a new method --->But Currently, how clinic are doing --->F&M commented on what current clinic doing.
F$M proposed not only, but also ---->But Often what the researchers are doing---->F&M talked why their approach is better.
Q104 Answer appears right before the sentence which question referred to.
Q105 Answer also appears in the same area as Q104, Q104 asks about the disadvantage, Q105 asks about the advantage
Q106 When it is an example, it ILLUSTRATE….
Q107 asks about what Current clinic doing, answer appears in the first paragraph after "Currently" part.

MillionaireCL

JUNE 25TH TUE
OG12 Q108-114
P1: Recent theory, A-a-g-q were formed from magmatic fluids <--- deep beneath the earth surface
This is contrary to the widely held view that the A-a-g-q were from metamorphic fluids<---- from wet sedimentary rocks
P2: The recent theory is important. The way of gold discovering is only on the surface, not good.
P3: The challenge in exploration is unravel the surface and pinpoint the position. Method used today is…., HOWEVER, mineralized site is important<---- this relies on conceptual models
P4: Introduction of conceptual models.
1): Recent theory, is contrary to the widely held view.
2): Recent theory is important to gold discovering. Current method of doing it is limited.
3): Method used today is not so good. The key is to find mineralized sit, through conceptual models.
4): Conceptual models
Q108 Main mood of the passage
Q109 Answer is directly from the 1st paragraph, the part of "widely held view"
Q110 Answer from 3rd paragraph, after HOWEVER part, the key is mineralized site, which relies on conceptual models.
Q111 relationship about new method and current method (Current one is limited, New is better)
         the mood towards the new method ( New is better)
Q112 Answer is directly from the 2nd paragraph, the summary of Current method
Q113 What is the relation between the recent theory and new method. (Theory is good, new method is good, theory should support the new method)
Q114 Question about current method, answer comes from the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph.

OG12 Q115-1119
After reading several times, I still come up with--WHAT THE HELL IS THIS TALKING ABOUT?
1) Universe will keep expanding or not?  3 HA/M will stop it. BUT, the visible part is only a little part. L=visible part , If the universe stops, the invisible part will exceed the visible part.
2) The research related with the galaxies rotation and the distance to the central rotation. Outside the nucleus of galaxy, L falls with distance, rotational velocity also would fall. INSTEAD, rational velocity either same or increase a little.<---this indicates that decrease L is balanced by increase nonL.
3) 90% is invisible, this includes…..this mass is important.
Q116 About comparison, in the 2nd paragraph, pay attention to the word "INSTEAD".
Q117 Weaken-->"our findings suggest that..", then need Weaken--> "our finding".
         What is our finding? The passage just before that, "This unexpected result indicates…"
         What is "unexpected result" ? L falls and Rotational velocity remains similar of a typical spiral galaxy. <---Weaken this
         Pay Attention of the word like "TYPICAL", typical spiral galaxy does not mean the whole universe.

MillionaireCL

JUN 26TH WED
OG12 Q128-133
1) Plant starts at one same genes, why become different parts? One subset form one cell are expressed. This is completed by chemical messengers include 5 major hormones. Now, comes a new molecules Oligo.
2) Unlike Oligo, 5 hormones are pleiotropic. Example of Auxin
3) The pleiotropy of the 5 hormones are similar to hormones in animals. Example of Hypothalamus. Hormones stimulate other hormones, hierarchy!
4) Such a hierarchy may also exist in plants. Example of Oligo.  

Q128, answer directly comes from the 2nd paragraph 1st sentence
Q129, answer comes from the 1st sentence of 3rd paragraph and the last sentence of the last paragraph.
Q130, when see "LIKELY", answer is not directly coming from the passage.
      3rd sentence of 1st paragraph says "This is accomplished by chemical messengers includes hormones and molecules.
      Last sentence of 1st paragraph says "Oligo is molecules"
      2nd sentence of 2nd paragraph says "Unlike Oligo, Hormones are not helpful for controlling the growth"
      Last sentence says Oligo is more specific chemical messengers.
      Thus, Oligo is helpful with growth.
Q131, answer directly comes from the 2nd paragraph, right before, "Auxin, for instance"
Q132, similar mind map as Q130
Q133, also a little similar like Q130

MillionaireCL

JUNE 27TH THU
OG12 Q120-127
1) JK's study--> modernization of telephone exchange--> TDeterminism & SConstructivism
2) Technology primarily influence job skills and company.<--B against this. B thinks tech is subordinate. B is SC
3) TDeterminism is misrepresenting and agree with SC. SC believes tech is outside of society
4) JK refutes SC by theoretical and empirical manner.
Q121 Question asks about which one support Modernization --> which one support JK's view -->JK's view is at the beginning of 2nd paragraph and the whole last paragraph.--> Answer comes directly from the last paragraph "at the empirical level"
Q122 1st sentence of last paragraph says "JK refutes SC, B is SC", so the mood is negative. Choose the answer includes negative word
Q123 Question asks about SC's version of TD. Located in 3rd paragraph. answer directly from the last sentence of 3rd paragraph.
Q124 Answer come from the 3rd sentence of 2nd paragraph. Before "CK believes this possibility has been obscured by the recent sociological fashion, B's analysis"
Q125 & Q126 answer comes from the 1st sentence of 3rd paragraph.
Q127 Ask about CK's study. Located in the last paragraph. The passage indicates that technology alters a lot of things (enumeration), correct answer includes the word "overall"

OG12 Q134-139
1) It is assumed that a lot black from rural south area to north area because of 2 factors. This assumption let to the conclusion that migrants' lack of economic mobility lied to rural background
2) BUT who actually left south to north? It perhaps an employed population is enticed to move.
3) Additional explanation to 2nd paragraph. 35% of urban black works in skilled trade, 65%, recently urbanized, worked in newly developed industries.
Q134 Detail, answer from middle area of BUT paragraph
Q135 Answer directly comes from the last sentence of BUT paragraph. Pay attention to "SURPRISING"
Q136 The answer can find at two places in the last paragraph. The 2nd sentence and the next to last sentence.
Q137 According the whole passage and see which one is not mentioned.
Q138 Answer comes from the last sentence of 1st paragraph. Pay attention to "CONCLUSION" "LED TO"