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GRE作文新增的argument题目(4)

　　eating a heavy meal may increase the risk of heart attack. a recent survey of 2,000 people who had had a heart attack revealed that 158 of them said they had eaten a heavy meal within 24 hours before their heart attack, and 25 of them said they had eaten a heavy meal within 2 hours before their heart attack. eating and digesting food releases hormones into the bloodstream and temporarily increases heart rate and blood pressure slightly. both of these things put stress on the heart. therefore, people who are at risk of having a heart attack can lower that risk by not overeating.

　　the following appeared in the pine city gazette.

　　fifteen years ago, pine city launched an electricity-conservation program that reimbursed residents some of the cost for replacing energy-wasteful motors, home office equipment, and home appliances with energy-efficient ones. for ten years, spending on this program increased annually, and annual total energy consumption declined. but spending on the program began to decline five years ago, and since then pine citys total electricity consumption has increased sharply. if this increased usage continues, the city will have to build a costly new power plant. obviously the best way to avoid this expense is to increase reimbursement to residents for replacing energy-wasteful equipment. this will reduce energy usage to the levels of five years ago.