In1992, a major newspaper circulated throughout North American paid its reportersan average salary paid by its principle competitors to their reporters. Anexecutive of the newspaper argued that this practice was justified, since anyshortfall that might exist in the reporters’ salaries is fully compensated bythe valuable training they receive through their assignments.

　　Which one of the following, if true aboutthe newspaper in 1992, most seriously undermines the justification offered bythe executive?

　　A. Seniorreporters at the newspaper earned as much as reporters of similar stature whoworked for the newspaper’s principle competitors.

　　B. Mostof the newspaper’s reporters had worked there for more than ten years.

　　C. Thecirculation of the newspaper had recently reached a plateau, after it hadincreased steadily throughout the 1980s.

　　D. Theunion that represented reporters at the newspaper was different from the unionthat represented reporters at the newspaper’s competitors.

　　E. Thenewspaper was widely read throughout continental Europe and Great Britain aswell as North America.

　　参考答案：B

　　思路：否定lowsalaries is fully compensated by training

　　A：与结论无关

　　B：10年工作经验表示training的作用不大。

　　C：与结论无关。

　　D：与结论无关。

　　E：与结论无关。

　　评论：此题较难，只能用排除法作。正确选项也比较含糊，需要推理，这种题在gmat中出现的不多。

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