GMAT Competition 1st

[Hqta]

Nhân thấy tình hình các MBA to be chuẩn bị thi GMAT rất tích cực, forum quyết định tổ chức 1 cuộc thi GMAT nho nhỏ nhằm 3 mục đích chính:

- Tạo bonding giữa các thành viên của USGUIDEMBA
- Giảm bớt áp lực trong quá trình ôn thi của các GMAT takers
- Cạnh tranh với cuộc thi GMAT của Pearson VUE. :D

Cuộc thi sẽ bắt đầu vào lúc 10am (Hà Nội time) ngày 17/12/2006 và kết thúc vào lúc 10.30 am (Hà Nội time).

Nội dung câu hỏi bao gồm: 10 câu hỏi verbal bao gồm cả 3 phần (chưa có phần toán và viết).

Đối tượng tham gia: Tất cả các thành viên USGUIDEMBA có nhu cầu tham dự.

Thể lệ cuộc thi:
- Tất cả các thành viên USGUIDEMBA muốn tham gia phải vào đăng ký với ban tổ chức trong thread GMAT Competition trước 0.00 am (midnight) ngày 15/12/2006.

- Vào lúc 10 am (Hà Nội time), từng câu hỏi trong bài thi sẽ được post trên thread GMAT Competition và các thí sinh sẽ trả lời bằng cách post câu trả lời trở lại thread này. Câu thứ nhất được post vào lúc 10.00 am sharp, 3 phút sau câu thứ 2 sẽ được post, cứ như vậy tiếp tục đến câu cuối cùng.

- Thí sinh chỉ cần post câu trả lời (A, B, hoặc C) cho từng câu hỏi. Ví dụ 1.A; 2.B,....

- Đúng 3 phút sau khi câu hỏi cuối cùng được post (10.30 am Hà Nội time), thread sẽ được close.

- Thí sinh không được phép edit câu trả lời đã post.

Giải thưởng: Sẽ chỉ có 1 giải thưởng dành cho người làm nhanh và chính xác nhất. Nội dung giải thưởng bao gồm avatar và title GMAT master lần 1.

[quangviet512]

Toi xin book 1 chan trong cuoc thi GMAT nay.

[thuonghuyen]

Dạ cho em xin đăng kí ah. Nhà mình còn bao nhiêu nhân tài cơ mà nhỉ ;)

[lehang267]

em cũng thi. Số 3 là số đẹp, hihi....

[Hqta]

Dưới đây là danh sách chính thức những thí sinh của cuộc thi GMAT Competition 1.

1. quangviet512
2. thuonghuyen
3. lehang267

Please be ready at least five minutes before the competition starts.
Thanks! :-)

[Cuongdk]

hĩ muộn quá không biết còn kịp không, anh Hải cho em đăng ký bổ xung với :)

[Longatum]

Cho em xin chân ạ.

[Hqta]

Xin bổ sung thêm 2 người nữa vào danh sách thí sinh

1. longatum
2. dkc189

Như vậy danh sách cuối cùng sẽ có 5 người tham gia.

Cuộc thi sẽ bắt đầu vào lúc 10 Am Sunday (Dec 17, 2006). Xin mọi người vui lòng ready ít nhất 5 phút trước khi cuộc thi bắt đầu.

Thanks!

[Hqta]

Question 1:

While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.

A. by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
B. by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
C. suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
D. suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
E. suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling

[Hqta]

Many politicians, business leaders,
and scholars discount the role of
public policy and emphasize the role
of the labor market when explaining
(5) employers’ maternity-leave policies,
arguing that prior to the passage of
the Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) of 1993, employers were
already providing maternity leave in
(10) response to the increase in the number
of women workers. Employers did
create maternity-leave programs
in the 1970’s and 1980’s, but not as
a purely voluntary response in the
(15) absence of any government mandate.
In 1972, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled
that employers who allowed leaves
for disabling medical conditions must
(20) also allow them for maternity and that
failure to do so would constitute sex
discrimination under the Civil Rights
Act of 1964. As early as 1973, a
survey found that 58 percent of large
(25) employers had responded with new
maternity-leave policies. Because the
1972 EEOC ruling was contested in
court, the ruling won press attention
that popularized maternity-leave
(30) policies. Yet perhaps because the
Supreme Court later struck down
the ruling, politicians and scholars
have failed to recognize its effects,
assuming that employers adopted
(35) maternity-leave policies in response
to the growing feminization of the
workforce.

Question 2:

It can be inferred that the author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about government policy?
A. Government policy is generally unaffected by pressures in the labor market.
B. The impact of a given government policy is generally weakened by sustained press attention.
C. It is possible for a particular government policy to continue to have an impact after that policy has been eliminated.
D. A given government policy can be counterproductive when that policy has
already unofficially been implemented.
E. The impact of a given government policy is generally weakened when the ruling is contested in court.

[thuonghuyen]

em chon E....

[Cuongdk]

Question 1:

While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.

A. by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
B. by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
C. suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
D. suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
E. suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling

1. E.........................

[lehang267]

E anh Hải ơi nhớ cả gạch chân nữa, đọc thế này hơi khó ạ

[Hqta]

Question 3:

The passage suggests that the relationship between the view of the author with respect to maternity leave policy prior to passage of the FMLA and the view of the politicians, business leaders, and scholars mentioned in lines 1-2 can best be characterized by which of the following statements?

A. They agree that both the 1972 EEOC ruling on maternity-leave policy and the increasing feminization of the workplace had an impact on employers’ creation of maternity-leave programs but disagree about the relative importance of each factor.

B. They agree that the EEOC ruling on maternity-leave policy had an initial impact on employers’ creation of maternity-leave programs but disagree over whether the Supreme Court’s striking down of the EEOC ruling weakened that impact.

C. They agree that creating maternity-leave programs was a necessary response to the needs of the increasing number of women workers but disagree about whether maternity should be classified as a disabling medical condition.

D. They agree that employers created maternity-leave programs prior to passage of the FMLA but disagree about employers’ motivations for doing so.

E. They agree that employers created maternity-leave programs prior to passage of the FMLA but disagree about how widespread those programs were.

[thuonghuyen]

2. Em vote for C

[Cuongdk]

2. C
3. D
...............................

[Hqta]

Question 4:

Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source of pollution than they were once believed to be, environmentalists in Chicago report that the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O’Hare International Airport is twice as much as that which is being emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.

A. as much as that which is being emitted annually by all

B. as much annually as is emitted by the

C. as much compared to what is annually emitted by all

D. that emitted annually by all

E. that emitted annually compared to the

[thuonghuyen]

3. Em vote for D

[lehang267]

2. em chọn C

[thuonghuyen]

4. Em vote for B

[Hqta]

Question 5:

Finally reaching a decision on an issue that has long been politically charged in the Pacific Northwest, politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series of smaller steps, by which they intend to protect the fish.

A. politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series of smaller steps, by which they intend

B. politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended

C. politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan for protecting wild salmon and other endangered fish, and instead they proposed a series of smaller steps, intending

D. an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish was postponed by politicians, who instead proposed a series of smaller steps, intending

E. an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish has been postponed by politicians, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended

[Cuongdk]

4. D ................

[Hqta]

Question 6:

Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality, more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it is weak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive camping and hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia’s economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest justification for the managers’ judgment?

A. A significant proportion of Hill and Dale’s sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well.

B. In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.

C. The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia’s national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities.

D. Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before.

E. Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country’s wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them.

[thuonghuyen]

5. Em vote for B

[lehang267]

câu 3 em chọn D

[Cuongdk]

5. B ......................

[thuonghuyen]

6. Em vote for B

[Hqta]

Question 7:

The army cutworm moth is a critical source of fat for many of Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly bears; they overturn rocks to find them and consuming as many as 40,000 apiece in a single day.

A. bears; they overturn rocks to find them and consuming as many as

B. bears; overturning rocks to find the insects, consuming up to

C. bears, overturning rocks to find them and they consume as many as

D. bears, and they overturn rocks to find them and consume up to

E. bears, which overturn rocks to find the insects, consuming as many as

[lehang267]

4.em chọn B

[Cuongdk]

6. B.......................

[thuonghuyen]

7. Em vote for E

[Hqta]

Question 8:

Plantings of cotton bioengineered to produce its own insecticide against bollworms, a major cause of crop failure, sustained little bollworm damage until this year. This year the plantings are being seriously damaged by bollworms. Bollworms, however, are not necessarily developing resistance to the cotton’s insecticide. Bollworms breed on corn, and last year more corn than usual was planted throughout cotton-growing regions. So it is likely that the cotton is simply being overwhelmed by corn-bred bollworms.

In evaluating the argument, which of the following would be most useful to establish?

A. Whether corn could be bioengineered to produce the insecticide

B. Whether plantings of cotton that does not produce the insecticide are suffering unusually extensive damage from bollworms this year

C. Whether other crops that have been bioengineered to produce their own insecticide successfully resist the pests against which the insecticide was to protect them

D. Whether plantings of bioengineered cotton are frequently damaged by insect pests other than bollworms

E. Whether there are insecticides that can be used against bollworms that have developed resistance to the insecticide produced by the bioengineered cotton

[lehang267]

5. em chọn B

[Cuongdk]

7. E.............

[Hqta]

Question 9:

Lofgren’s disease has been observed frequently in commercially raised cattle but very rarely in chickens. Both cattle and chickens raised for meat are often fed the type of feed that transmits the virus that causes the disease. Animals infected with the virus take more than a year to develop symptoms of Lofgren’s disease, however, and chickens commercially raised for meat, unlike cattle, are generally brought to market during their first year of life.

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the information provided?

A. The virus that causes Lofgren’s disease cannot be transmitted to human beings by chickens.

B. There is no way to determine whether a chicken is infected with the Lofgren’s disease virus before the chicken shows symptoms of the disease.

C. A failure to observe Lofgren’s disease in commercial chicken populations is not good evidence that chickens are immune to the virus that causes this disease.

D. An animal that has been infected with the virus that causes Lofgren’s disease but that has not developed symptoms cannot transmit the disease to an uninfected animal of the same species.

E. The feed that chickens and cattle are fed is probably not the only source of the virus that causes Lofgren’s disease.

[lehang267]

6. em chọn B

[Cuongdk]

8. B ......................

[thuonghuyen]

8. Em vote for B

[lehang267]

7. em chọn E

[Cuongdk]

9. C.........................

[Hqta]

Question 10:

A Swiss government panel recommended that the country sell about half of its gold reserves and this raised fears of other countries that do the same and inundate the market.

A) reserves and this raised fears of other countries that

B) reserves, which, as a result, raised fears of other countries that

C) reserves, as a result, they feared that other countries would

D) reserves, with fears raised that other countries would

E) reserves, raising fears that other countries

[lehang267]

8. em chọn E

[thuonghuyen]

9. Em vote for C

[lehang267]

9 em chọn b

[lehang267]

10. em chọn E

[thuonghuyen]

10. Em vote for E

[Cuongdk]

10. E........

[Hqta]

Cảm ơn tất cả mọi người đã tham gia! Kết quả thi sẽ được thông báo trước 11.59 pm (midnight - Hanoi time) thứ Hai tới (Dec 18, 2006)

Thread đã được close!

Hai,

[Hqta]

Do tình hình các thí sinh quá nóng ruột muốn có OA sớm để discuss nên OA được công bố sớm hơn dự kiến. Cảm ơn tất cả mọi người vì đã ủng hộ cuộc thi này!

OA:
1. E
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. E
8. B
9. C
10. E

Cheers,

[Hqta]

Xin thông báo chính thức người đạt giải nhất trong kỳ thi GMAT lần 1 là Đỗ Khắc Cường, thí sinh có username là dkc189.

Giải thưởng của cuộc thi này sẽ được A Khoa chính thức trao tặng!

Cảm ơn tất cả mọi người vì đã ủng hộ cuộc thi!

[ncmkhoa]

Chúc mừng Cường được danh hiệu GMAT MASTER lần 1 nhé. New avatar và title đã được active.

Again, congratulations. Chúc cho em giữ được phong độ để có thể đạt kết quả cao ở những lần thi sắp đến