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Both the author in the reading passage and the speaker talk about the portrait of a famous novelist, Jane Austen. Yet their viewpoints contrast with each other. While the author mentions three reasons to believe that Jane Austen is the subject of the portrait, the speaker thinks otherwise, contending that those statements are not convincing.

First of all, while the writer states that the Austen family itself has endorsed the claim that the girl in the portrait is Jane Austen, the speaker presents opposing discourse to such a belief, reasoning that the Austen family has not actually seen Jane Austen. Because the portrait authorized by the Austen family was in 1882 for which Jane Austen had been dead for 70 years.  Therefore, they are not able to tell if the girl in the portrait is Jane Austen or not.

Secondly, the writer indicates that the face in the portrait clearly resembles the one in Cassandra's sketch, which people know depicts Austen. However, as opposed to this conviction, the speaker argues that the girl in the portrait may be one of the relatives instead of Jane Austen. Because the Austen family is large and there were many teenagers then, she might be Jane Austen's cousin.

Thirdly, presented by the speaker to diminish the authenticity is the argument that the canvas for the painting of that portrait is older than Jane Austen, so this painting was not painted at the same time with Jane Austen's teenage period. The speaker states that that canvas was sold by William who started to sell in London when Jane Austen was already 27 years old. As a result, it is unlikely that the portrait is done when Jane Austen was a teenager.

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 

Most advertisements make products seem much better than they really are.

Some people believe that most advertisements make products seem much better than they really are, whereas other people think that the pictures on the ads look the same as the real ones. As far as I am concerned, most advertisements usually show better images of the goods. I am willing to discuss it by proposing two main reasons.

First of all, for catching the customers' eyes, the marketing companies always try to make their product perfect in the ads. It is undoubted that people prefer the things that they look nice to them. Many reports in consumer psychology also have shown that people tend to keep their eyes on the pretty things for more seconds than the ugly ones. Hence, to make people interested in the products, the best means is to use the beautiful photos. For example, the hamburgers of Mcdonald’s always look tasty and juicy on the ads. Even though some people will be disappointed most of the time after they unwrap the hamburgers, Mcdonald’s still successfully earn money from those people.

In addition, because the goods market is considerable competitive, the marketing team of a company would try to exaggerate their products. When consumers are deciding which product to purchase or which restaurant to go, they will do some research about both products. Under this circumstance, the company is not able to win the consumers if its ad looks not so appealing. Take the example of Mcdonald’s again. To beat other competing fast food restaurants, Mcdonald’s company does a lot of effort on the ads. In the promoting video, there is a spotlight on the hamburgers to emphasize the appearances. In order to be outstanding in the market, the marketing team attempts to make their hamburgers seem more delicious than other restaurants.

As has been demonstrated above, it is clear that a lot of ads would present their products in an attractive way. Therefore, in order to be smart customers, people should be careful while purchasing.