难易程度：★★★★

题目题材：医药，商业

gre argument 83题目：

The following appeared in a memo from the business manager of Medicine, Inc., a local drugstore.

"Most business analysts for the drugstore industry have stated that even when a nation's economy is weak, drugstores' profits are unlikely to decline appreciably. While consumers might put off some kinds of purchases when the economy is slow, prescription and over-the-counter drug purchases are dictated by consumers' health needs, which are independent of the economy(1). Therefore, Medicine Inc. (2)is likely to continue to have increasing profits and should plan to open an additional drugstore next year(3,4)."

提纲：

(1)The author’s assumption that the profits of drugstores are totally independent of the economy is unwarranted.

(2)The general principle about the business does not necessarily apply to Medicine, Inc.

(3)The manager fails to provide any data concerning current profitability and performance of Medicine, Inc.

(4)The manager fails to illustrate that it is necessary and feasible for Medicine, Inc to open a new drugstore.

注：题目中括号里的数字表明这句话体现的是提纲中第几号缺陷。

无论是gre issue还是gre argument，考生都应该养成写提纲的习惯。这种提纲式的gre写作练习可以帮助考生锻炼写作的逻辑性，而gre写作高分最重要的得分依据就是作文的逻辑性要强。