2011年10月13日北美新gre作文机经

　　以下是gre考生参加2011年10月北美新gre机考作文的题目，并且附注了他所参加考试的考点信息，希望对其他新g考生有所帮助。
　　考试时间：2011年10月13日
　　考试地点：Illinois州
　　issue：
　　Colleges and universities shouldrequire their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreigncountry.
　　argument：
　　Workers in the small town of Leeville take fewer sick days than workers in the large city of Masonton, 50 miles away. Moreover, relative to population size, the diagnosis of stress-related illness is proportionally much lower in Leeville than in Masonton. According to the Leeville Chamber of Commerce, these facts can be attributed to the health benefits of the relatively relaxed pace of life in Leeville.
　　Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.