以下是gre考生参加2012年1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：2012年1月12日
　　考试地点：上海财经大学
　　issue:
　　The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.
　　argument:
　　The following memorandum is from the business manager of Happy Pancake House restaurants.
　　"Recently, butter has been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. In fact, only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine."