1 B3 Dechu "The following appeared in a memorandum from the information technology department of a major advertising firm:“The more efficient a firm’s employees are, the more profitable that firm will be. Improvements in a firm’s information technology hardware and software are a proven way to increase the efficiency of employees who do the majority of their work on computers. Therefore, if our firm invests in the most powerful and advanced information technology available, employee productivity will be maximized. —— 题库里后面还有一句话，考试的时候没有。
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2 40 nfdsm;hide23 "The following appeared as part of an article in a weekly newsmagazine.
“The country of Sacchar can best solve its current trade deficit problem by lowering the price of sugar, its primary export. Such an action would make Sacchar better able to compete for markets with other sugar-exporting countries. The sale of Sacchar’s sugar abroad would increase, and this increase would substantially reduce Sacchar’s trade deficit.” " 9.16 9.17
3 34 vijo； Jessielynn；bendrift "The following appeared as part of a plan proposed by an executive of the Easy Credit Company to the president.
“The Easy Credit Company would gain an advantage over competing credit card services if we were to donate a portion of the proceeds from the use of our cards to a well-known environmental organization in exchange for the use of its symbol or logo on our card. Since a recent poll shows that a large percentage of the public is concerned about environmental issues, this policy would attract new customers, increase use among existing customers, and enable us to charge interest rates that are higher than the lowest ones available." SHEET3 9.16 9.16 9.17
1 72 loverwy "The following appeared as part of a recommendation from the business manager of a department store.
“Local clothing stores reported that their profits decreased, on average, for the three-month period between August 1 and October 31. Stores that sell products for the home reported that, on average, their profits increased during this same period. Clearly, consumers are choosing to buy products for their homes instead of clothing. To take advantage of this trend, we should reduce the size of our clothing departments and enlarge our home furnishings and household products departments" sheet2 9.16
1 52 loveoaple "The following editorial appeared in the Elm City paper.
“The construction last year of a shopping mall in downtown Oak City was a mistake. Since the mall has opened, a number of local businesses have closed, and the downtown area suffers from an acute parking shortage, and arrests for crime and vagrancy have increased in the nearby Oak City Park. Elm City should pay attention to the example of the Oak City mall and deny the application to build a shopping mall in Elm City.”" 9.16
1 tianjinerzhong 考古：Fishbone Brewery is a regional small-scaled Brewery that produces a rare and exotic beer. They have hired a consultant who recommended Fishbone to start a national campaign immediately which will lead to high demand for Fishbone beer. Since Fishbone has not yet have the ability to meet excessive demand, those delays in excessive demand will increase the reputation of Fishbone, and thus, pump up the sales. The consultant predicts that within 3 years, Fishbone will become a national leader in beer industry (感谢likebeing 提供） sheet2 9.16
1 hyl_0212 考古：Generally speaking, it is financially unwise for people quit stable office job and start working from home. It is there are a lot of distractions when people working from home. People working from home tend to procrastinate because there is no discipline. Also, working from home make people isolated. Therefore, it is financially more advantageous for people working in the office （感谢likebeing考古） 9.16
