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5. The following is a memo from the manager of Cook’s Books, a local bookstore.

New evidence suggests that many more people are becoming vegetarians. At Johnson’s

Supermarket, sales of red meat and poultry have gone down 40% over the past three months.

Furthermore, last month’s survey of Johnson’s customers revealed that they were unhappy with

the quality of meat they bought from the store. In addition, over the past two months, Gourmet

magazine, in which there was a special section on healthy vegetarian recipes, sold out here and

at several other locations across town. All of this evidence suggests that our buyers will purchase

more vegetarian cookbooks in this month’s order, and we should expand our vegetarian cook￾book collection.

6. The following is part of a business plan developed by Yoga for Life, a new yoga studio that wants to

open a location in downtown Smallville.

Studies show that, in the past five years, more and more Americans are trying to get fit and beat

stress. A recent poll at SmallvilleOnline.com showed that 60% of those polled would be inter￾ested in taking up yoga. Furthermore, as a result of the recent economic downturn, many peo￾ple in Smallville are being forced to work longer and harder hours because companies are

scaling back and cutting costs. Now, more than ever, there is a demand for a relaxing form of

exercise at the end of the day. A yoga center with certified instructors in downtown Smallville

will provide this relaxing exercise for city residents.

7. The following appeared in an article in Science Times magazine.

Close-up images of Mars by the Mariner 9 probe indicated networks of valleys that looked like the

streambeds on Earth. These images also suggested that Mars once had an atmosphere that was

thick enough to trap the sun’s heat. If this is true, something happened to Mars billions of years ago

that stripped away the planet’s atmosphere. Thus, a large meteor must have crashed into Mars’s

atmosphere billions of years ago and thinned its atmosphere so that those streams evaporated.

8. The following appeared in an article on school cafeteria menus in a parenting magazine.

In this day and age, an individual’s eating habits often reflect his or her identity—55% of all high

school students are vegetarians. Students have the right to be served foods that fit their life choices.

Unfortunately, school cafeterias mimic all-too-popular fast-food menus in an effort to provide appe￾tizing food to young people, serving items such as burgers and fries, pizza, hot dogs, and fried

chicken. Many of the lunch selections currently offered by most school cafeterias could be made

healthier with a few substitutions. Veggie burgers, for example, offered alongside beef burgers, would

give both vegetarians and the health-conscious more options. A salad bar would also serve the dual

purpose of providing both vegetarians and low-fat food eaters the opportunity for a satisfying meal.

–THE GRE ANALYT ICAL WR IT ING SECT ION–

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