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Chapter 3: Language Lapses
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1"What do you ________ to do with your careers?" the public relations vice president asked.
A)want
B)wish



2Sports reporters who interview athletes after games find out early in their work that the locker room often smells ________.
A)bad
B)badly



3Editorial cartoonists ________ exaggerate their subjects' facial features.
A)try and
B)try to



4Journalists are not supposed to accept ________.
A)free gifts
B)gifts



5The defeated candidate said he ________________ he could have won if he had started campaigning earlier.
A)couldn't help but think
B)couldn't help thinking



6The driver was killed ________________ by a train.
A)after being hit
B)when he was hit



7"That decision is between ________ and his conscience," the Ethics Committee chairwoman said.
A)he
B)him



8"Save your notes for ________ in case you are sued," the libel attorney told the editorial writers.
A)reference
B)future reference



9The advertising director said samples of the product ________.
A)are available
B)are available for those interested



10The governor said she ________ saddened by the death this morning of her father.
A)is
B)was







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