48. Directions:

　　Write an essay based on the chart below. In your writing, you should

　　1) interpret the chart, and

　　2) give your comments.

　　You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)

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　　What is clearly presented in the above chart is the factors that consumers will take into consideration when they are choosing restaurants.Specifically speaking，the features of the restaurant account for 36.3%;the services account for 26.8% and surroundings take up 24.2%.

　　What triggers this phenomenon?It is not difficult to come up with a considerable number of factors to account for this phenomenon，but the most crucial ones are as follows. First and foremost，with the development of our society and economy，the living standard of people is on the rise.Consequently，people in mounting numbers will choose characteristic restaurant，which can provide them with distinctive meals or feelings. In addition，owing to the improving of living standard of people，more and more customers focus their attention on services and surroundings rather than price. Accordingly，restaurants with better services and surroundings will attract customers.

　　After what we have discussed above，we can easily come to the conclusion that it is imperative for restaurants to take effective measures to improve their services and surroundings，to cultivate the core competence that will make them distinguished.Only by doing so，can they achieve success.