Chapter 3 Language Lapses


1	"What do you __________ to do with your careers?" the public relations vice president asked.
		A)	want
		B)	wish


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


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


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


5	The 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


6	The 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


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


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

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