The following appeared in a letter sent by a committee of homeowners
from the Deerhaven Acres to all homeowners in Deerhaven Acres.
"Seven years ago, homeowners in nearby Brookville community adopted a set
of restrictions on how the community's yards should be landscaped and what
colors the exteriors of homes should be painted. Since then, average
property values have tripled in Brookville. In order to raise property
values in Deerhaven Acres, we should adopt our own set of restrictions on
landscaping and housepainting."
The following was written as a part of an application for a small
business loan by a group of developers in the city of Monroe.
"A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable
enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 miles away; thus, our
proposed club, the C Note, would have the local market all to itself.
Plus, jazz is extremely popular in Monroe: over 100,000 people attended
Monroe's jazz festival last summer, several well-known jazz musicians live
in Monroe, and the highest-rated radio program in Monroe is 'Jazz
Nightly,' which airs every weeknight. Finally, a nationwide study
indicates that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on
jazz entertainment. It is clear that the C Note cannot help but make
money."
The following appeared in a memorandum issued by the strategic planning
department at Omni Inc.
"Mesa Foods, a manufacturer of snack foods that currently markets its
products within a relatively small region of the country, has strong
growth potential. Mesa enjoyed a 20 percent increase in profits last year,
and its best-selling product, Diabolique Salsa, has had increased sales
over each of the past three years. Since Omni Inc. is interested in
reaching 14-to-25 year olds, the age group that consumes the most snack
food, we should buy Mesa Foods, and concentrate in particular on marketing
Diabolique Salsa throughout the country."
The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper
from a citizen of the state of Impecunia.
"Two years ago our neighboring state, Lucria, began a state lottery to
supplement tax revenues for education and public health. Today, Lucria
spends more per pupil than we do, and Lucria's public health program
treats far more people than our state's program does. If we were to
establish a state lottery like the one in Lucria, the profits could be
used to improve our educational system and public health program. The new
lottery would doubtless be successful, because a survey conducted in our
capital city concludes that citizens of Impecunia already spend an average
of $50 per person per year on gambling."
, 1,最重要的的是Lucria的每个小学声平均开支比为我们高，公共医疗体系接待人数 比我们多的原因并不一定是彩票活动的开展，也许是Lucria州政府的投入更多更重视， 管理体系更好等等因素共同导致的 2，Lucria的彩票系统部不一定就适合Impecun，两个州有不同背景，文化，环境， 生活水平，居民。不能同一而论。 3，调查是在Impecun的首府举行的，不能说明Impecun整个州的博彩的平均
支出 ，是不具有意义的。
Argument 21
The following appeared in a memo from the new vice president of
Sartorian, a company that manufactures men's clothing.
"Five years ago, at a time when we had difficulties in obtaining reliable
supplies of high-quality wool fabric, we discontinued production of our
deluxe alpaca overcoats. Now that we have a new fabric supplier, we should
resume production. This coat should sell very well: since we have not
offered an alpaca overcoat for five years and since our major competitor
no longer makes an alpaca overcoat, there will be pent-up customer demand.
Also, since the price of most types of clothing has risen in each of the
past five years, customers should be willing to pay significantly higher
prices for alpaca overcoats than they did five years ago, and our company
profits will increase." 1,五年前也许不仅因为可靠高智量原料的获取渠道存在困难停止
生产，可能还包括 市场需求已经很少，人们的购买欲在下降，而且现在的毛料也不能确保它的可靠性 与高质量。 2,推断羊毛外衣卖的好的原因也是让人质疑的，主要竞争对手也不生产羊毛外衣了， 这是否应该说明现在的消费者根本就不会购买羊毛外衣了。 3．五年中的价格上涨的多数服装种类中有有毛外衣吗？还有就是如何能让消费者愿 意花更高的价钱来买已经不卖五年了的羊毛外衣。还有就是就算有消费者购买，能否 盈利还是不能确定的，价格上涨的不仅有服装价格，还有原料，劳动力……
Argument 38
The following memo appeared in the newsletter of the West Meria Public
Health Council.
"An innovative treatment has come to our attention that promises to
significantly reduce absenteeism in our schools and workplaces. A study
reports that in nearby East Meria, where fish consumption is very high,
people visit the doctor only once or twice per year for the treatment of
colds. Clearly, eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds.
Since colds are the reason most frequently given for absences from school
and work, we recommend the daily use of Ichthaid, a nutritional supplement
derived from fish oil, as a good way to prevent colds and lower
absenteeism."
1 East Meria
地区人们感冒的次数很少与吃大量的鱼不一定有联系。或许因为该地区的天气气候宜人居住，让人感冒的几率就很少
。
2，学校与单位的缺席最常见是感冒，但其中真正感冒的是有几个呢？就算每天吃大量的鱼感冒得到的有效预防，可能缺席的人数依然很多。
3，Ichthaid
虽然是从鱼油中提取的营养物质，但与East Meria地区人们所吃的鱼不相同的，也许真正让人预防感冒的物质没在包含在Ichthaid中。
Argument 164
Claitown University needs both affordable housing for its students and
a way to fund the building of such housing. The best solution to this
problem is to commission a famous architect known for experimental and
futuristic buildings. It is common knowledge that tourists are willing to
pay money to tour some of the architect's buildings, so it can be expected
that tourists will want to visit this new building. The income from the
fees charged to tourists will soon cover the building costs. Furthermore,
such a building will attract new students as well as donations from
alumni. And even though such a building will be much larger than our
current need for student housing, part of the building can be used as
office space. .
1,请一位知名的建筑师来设计也是需要投资，也许这更加增加了学生的负担。而且需要的是为学生提供的住房，不需要有有实验性和为未来式。
2．同学也应该不会同意自己的住房会被不同的游客参观，也不会希望自己的住房与办公室很近，这让人觉得自己没有休闲空间，一直在工作的环境中。
3，游客会愿意在一个学生住房上花钱参观吗？游客更多愿意参观名建筑师的名建筑。
4.这建筑不一定能吸引校友的捐款和新学生，校友应该更愿意捐钱在些科研教育上，而新学生更看重得应该是学校的科研教学水平，学风等等，而不是仅仅因为学生住房。
Argument 193
The Department of Education in the state of Attra recommends that high
school students be assigned homework every day. Yet a recent statewide
survey of high school math and science teachers calls the usefulness of
daily homework into question. In the district of Sanlee, 86 percent of the
teachers reported assigning homework three to five times a week, whereas
in the district of Marlee, less than 25 percent of the teachers reported
assigning homework three to five times a week. Yet the students in Marlee
earn better grades overall and are less likely to be required to repeat a
year of school than are the students in Sanlee. Therefore, all teachers in
our high schools should assign homework no more than twice a week, if at
all.
Argument 206
The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Parkville
Daily Newspaper.
"Throughout the country last year, as more and more children below the age
of nine participated in youth-league softball and soccer, over 80,000 of
these young players suffered injuries. When interviewed for a recent
study, youth-league softball players in several major cities also reported
psychological pressure from coaches and parents to win games. Furthermore,
education experts say that long practice sessions for these sports take
away time that could be used for academic activities. Since the
disadvantages apparently outweigh any advantages, we in Parkville should
discontinue organized athletic competition for children under nine."
Argument 209
The following recommendation was made by the Human Resources Manager
to the board of directors of the Fancy Toy Company.
"In the last three quarters of this year, under the leadership of our
president, Pat Salvo, our profits have fallen considerably. Thus, we
should ask for her resignation in return for a generous severance package.
In Pat's place, we should appoint Rosa Winnings. Rosa is currently
president of Starlight Jewelry, a company whose profits have increased
dramatically over the past several years. Although we will have to pay
Rosa twice the salary that Pat has been receiving, it will be well worth
it because we can soon expect our profits to increase considerably."
1.，公司的利润下降不能完全归于总裁Pat Salvo的领导，也许因为公司发展策略的问题，整个市场环境等等
2．Rosa
当前是Starlight .Jewelry的总裁，但是一个是珠宝公司，一个是玩具公司，不同类型市场，不同市场
，不能断定Rosa就能胜任Fancy Toy Company.的总裁。
3．Rosa来了不一定就能马上看到利润显著上升，也许Rosa还不能马上适应我们公司的工作环境，不能马上分析出我们公司的问题所在并找出正确的解决方法。