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□aANALYSISOFANARGUMENT

□Time-30minutes

IIDirections：Inthissection,youwillbeaskedtowrite

acritiqueoftheargumentpresentedbelow,notethatyou

arenotbeingaskedtopresentyourownviewsonthesubject.

Instead,youmayneedtoconsiderwhatquestionable

assumptionsunderliethethinking,whatalternative

explanationsorcounterexamplesmightweakenthe

conclusion,orwhatsortofevidencecouldhelpstrengthen

orrefutetheargument.

□Readtheargumentandtheinstructionsthatfollowit,

andthenmakeanynotesinyourtestbookletthatwillhelp

youplanyourresponse.Beginwritingyourresponseonthe

separateanswerdocument.Makesurethatyouusetheanswer

documentthatgoeswiththiswritingtask.

□Thefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromthedirectors

ofasecurityandsafetyconsultingservice.

□Ourresearchindicatesthatoverthepastsixyearsno

incidentsofemployeethefthavebeenreportedwithinten

oftheparniesthathavebeenourclients.Inanalyzingthe

securitypracticesofthesetenpanies,wehavefurther

learnedthateachofthemrequiresitsemployeestowear

photoidentificationbadgeswhileatwork.Inthefuture,

therefore,weshouldremendtheuseofsuchidentification

badgestoallofourclients.

□Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.Inyour

discussion,besuretoanalyzethelineofreasoningand

theuseofevidenceintheargument.Youcanalsodiscuss

what,ifanything,wouldmaketheargumentmoresoundand

persuasiveorwouldhelpyoutobetterevaluateits

conclusion.

□ANALYSISOFANISSUE

□Time-30minutes

□Directions：Inthissection,youwi11needtoanalyzethe

issuepresentedbelowandexplainyourviewsonit.The

questionhasnocorrectanswer.Instead,youshould

considervariousperspectivesasyoudevelopyourown

positionontheissue.

IiReadthestatementandtheinstructionsthatfollowit,

andthenmakeanynotesinyourtestbo

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323334aokletthatwillhelpyouplanyourresponse.Begin

writingyourresponseontheseparateanswerdocument.Make

surethatyouusetheanswerdocurmtnethatgoeswiththis

writingtask.

IiThereareessentiallytwoforcesthatmotivatepeople：

self-interestandfear.

□Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewith

theopinionstatedabove.Supportyourpositionwith

reasonsand/orexamplesfromyourownexperience

observations,orreading.

□SECTION1

□Time-25minutes

I118Questions

□Traditionally,thefirstfirmtomercializeanew

technologyhasbenefitedfromtheuniqueopportunityto

shapeproductdefinitions,forcingfollowerstoadaptto

astandardorinvestinanunprovenalternative.Today,

however.

Fl(5)thelargestpayoffsmaygotopaniesthatleadin

ceveiopingintegratedapproachesforsuccessfulmass

groductionanddistrioution.

□ProducersoftheBetaformatforvideocassentte

recorders(VCRs)forexample,werefirsttodevelopthe

VCR

□(10)nearciallyin1975,butproducersoftherivalVHS

(VideoHomeSystem)formatprovedtobemoresuccessfulat

formingstrategicallianceswithotherproducersand

distributorstomanufactureandmarkettheirVCRformat.

SeekingtomaintainexclusivecontroloverVCRdistri

□(15)bution.Betaproducerswerereluctanttoformsuch

alliancesandeventuallylostgroundtoVI1Sinthepetition

fortheglobalVCRmarket.

□DespiteBetasSubstantialtechnologicalheadstartand

thefactthatVHSwasneithertechnicallybetternor

cheaper

□(20)thanBeta,deveiopersofVHSquicklyturnedaslight

earlyleadinsalesintoadominantposition.Strategic

alignmentswithproducersofprerecordedtapesreinforced

theVHSadvantage.Theperceptionamongconsumersthat

prerecordedtapesweremoreavailableinVHSformatfurther

Fl(25)expandedVHSsshareofthemarket.Bytheendof

the1980s.Betawasnolongerinproduction.

□BR

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323334a1.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithwhichof

thefollowing?

□(A)Evaluatingtwopetingtechnologies

□(B)Tracingtheimpactofanewtechnologybynarrating

asequenceofevents

II(C)Reinterpretinganeventfromcontemporarybusiness

history

□(D)illustratingabusinessstrategybymeansofacase

history

□(E)Proposinganinnovativeapproachtobusiness

planning

LI2.Accordingtothepassage,todayssuccessfulfirms,

unlikesuccessfulfirmsinthepast,mayearnthegreatest

profitsby

□(A)investinginresearchtoproducecheaperversionsof

existingte

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Fl(B)beingthefirsttomarketapetingtechnology

II(C)adaptingrapidlytoatechnologicalstandard

previouslysetbyapetingfrim

□(D)establishingtechnologicalleadershipinorderto

shapeproductdefinitionsinadvanceofpetingfirms

□(E)emphasizingthedevelopmentcfmethodsforthemass

productionanddistributionofanewtechnology

□3.Accordingtothepassage,consumersbegantodevelop

apreferenceforVCRsintheVHSformatbecausethey

believedwhichofthefollowing?

□(A)VCRsintheVHSformatweretechnicallybetterthan

peting-formatVCRs.

□(B)VCRsintheVHSformatwerelessexpensivethan

peting-formatVCRs

□(C)VHSwasthefirststandardformatforVCRs

II(D)VHSprerecordedvideotapesweremoreavailablethan

Beta-formattapes.

□(E)VCRsintheBetaformatwouldsoonceasetobe

produced.

□4.TheauthorimpliesthatonewaythatVHSproducerswon

controlovertheVCRmarketwasby

□(A)carefullyrestrictingaccesstoVCRtechnology

Fl(B)givingupaslightearlyleadinVCRsalesinorder

toimprovelong-termprospects

□(C)retainingastrictmonopolyontheproductionof

prerecordedvideotapes

□(D)sharingcontrolofthemarketingofVHS-formatVCR

s

□(E)sacrificingtechnologicalsuperionrityover

BetaformatVCRsinordertoremainpeti

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323334ativeinprice.

□5.ThealignmentofproducersofVHS-formatVCRswith

producersofprerecordedvideotapesismostsimilarto

whichofthefollowing?

□(A)Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwith

anotherautomobilemanufacturertoadoptastandarddesign

forautomobileengines

II(B)Thealignmentofanautomobilemanuracturerwithan

automotiveglasspanywherebythemanufactureragreesto

purchaseautomobilewindshieldsonlyfromthatoneglass

pany

□(C)Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwitha

petroleumpanytoensurethewidespreadavailabilityofthe

fuelrequiredbyanewtypeofenginedevelopedbythe

manufacturer

□(D)Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithits

dealerstoadoptaplantoimproveautomobiledesign

□(E)Thealignmentofanautomobiledealerwithan

automobilerentalchaintoadoptastrategyforan

advertisingcampaingntopromoteanewtypeofautomobile.

□6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationof

thefirstparagraphtothepassageasawhole?

LI(A)Itmakesageneralobservationtobeexemplified.

□(B)Itoutlinesaprocesstobeanalyzed.

□(C)Itposesaquestiontobeanswered.

□(D)Itadvancesanargumenttobedisputed.

□(E)Itintroducesconflictingargumentstobereconciled.

□Australianresearchershavediscoveredelectroreceptors

(sensoryorgansdesignedtorespondtoelectricalfields)

clusteredatthetipofthespinyanteaterssnout.The

researchersmadethisdiscoverybyexposingsmallareasof

□(5)thesnouttoextremelyweakelectricalfieldsand

recordingthetransmissionofresultingnervousactivity

tothebrain.Whileitistruethattactilereceptors,

anotherkindofsensoryorganontheanteaterssnout,can

alsorespondtoelectricalstimuli,suchreceptorsdoso

onlyinresponseto

□(10)electricalfieldstrengthsabout1,000times

greaterthanthoseknowntoexciteelectroreceptors.

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323334aHavingdiscoveredtheelectroreceptors,

researchersarecowinvestigatinghowanteatersuntilize

suchasophisticatedsensorysystem.Tnonebehavioral

experiment,researchers

LI(15)successfullytrainedananteatertodistinguish

betweentwotroughtsofwater,onewithaweakelectrical

fieldandtheotherwithnone.Suchevidenceisconsistent

withresearcherselectrica