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Hbson
09-04-2007, 02:13 PM
Sony và Goose xem câu này nhé!
1.
Many winemakers use cork stoppers; but cork stoppers can leak, crumble, or became moldy, so that those winemakers must often discard a significant proportion of their inventory of bottled wine. Bottlemaster plastic stoppers, which cannot leak, crumble, or mold, have long been available to winemakers, at a price slightly higher than that of traditional cork stoppers. Cork prices, however are expected to rise dramatically in the near future. Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers. And since the wine-buying public’s association of plastic stoppers with poor-quality wine is weakening, there is an excellent chance that the Bottlemaster plastic stopper will gain an increased share of the market for wine-bottle stoppers.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A)The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.

B)The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.

C)The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second provides evidence in support of that main conclusion.

D)The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a restatement of that main conclusion.

E)The first is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.

2.

Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?

According to promotional material published by the city of Springfield, more tourists stay in hotels in Springfield than stay in the neighboring city of Harristown. A brochure from the largest hotel in Harristown claims that more tourists stay in that hotel than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel in Springfield. If both of these sources are accurate, however, the county’s “Report on Tourism” must be in error in indicating that _______.

A.more tourists stay in hotel accommodations in Harristown than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel
B.the Royal Arms Hotel is the only hotel in Springfield
C.there are several hotels in Harristown that are larger than the Royal Arms Hotel
D.some of the tourists who have stayed in hotels in Harristown have also stayed in the Royal Arms Hotel
E.some hotels in Harristown have fewer tourist guests each year than the Royal Arms Hotel has

open to disscuss

Longatum
09-04-2007, 03:02 PM
1. E
2. B

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Son
09-04-2007, 03:24 PM
1. E

Bold face 1:
Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers.

Clear, therefore : a signal word of a conclusion.

Bold face 2:

There is an excellent chance that the Bottlemaster plastic stopper will gain an increased share of the market for wine-bottle stoppers.

Rõ ràng: Bold 1 support Bold 2, có Bold 1 mới dẫn đến Bold 2

2. B

+ More tourists stay in hotels in Springfield than stay in the neighboring city of Harristown.
+ The largest hotel in Harristown claims that more tourists stay in that hotel than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel in Springfield.

=> B.the Royal Arms Hotel is the only hotel in Springfield
B rõ ràng là sai.
Nếu Royal Arms Hotel là khách sạn duy nhất ở Springfield => thì chỉ riêng thằng lớn nhất ở Harriston đã có nhiều tourists hơn cả city of Springfield.
=> Cái này contradict với premise: Springfield more tourists than Harriston

Cuongdk
09-04-2007, 08:43 PM
anh Long và sony toàn chuyên gia GMAT cả, crack bold face gẫy ầm ầm :D

drowsy-goose
09-04-2007, 09:17 PM
Không còn gì để nói vì bạn Longatum và Sony đã trả lời trúng phoóc rồi.

Hbson
10-04-2007, 01:39 PM
Hay quá! câu hai mình cứ loay hoay mãi không chịu hiểu rằng B là sai.
Thanks a million