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JAWINSEOUL · Joined: 19 Nov 2005

This is a test question for an English exam. I'm trying to help my Korean friend and I'm interested if anyone else thinks this question is too unclear to solve.

Q) Few of our great newspapers or magazines could support themselves by their subscriptions alone. Their profit depends upon the money they receive for advertising. Large advertisers can often control the policies of the paper in which they advertise. A newspaper, by advocating, even indirectly, measures that advertisers believe to be against their interest, may lose __________.

A) some of it�s best reporters

B) a large part of it�s circulation

C) the patronage of business interests

D) the respect of it�s subscribers

Woland · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: Seoul

The answer is C). That's the one that relates to the topic.

Who is this test for? In what way is it being thought of as too difficult?

JAWINSEOUL · Joined: 19 Nov 2005

A Korean Student is taking the test to qualify for a governement job. The hard part is the way it's written.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

The answer is obviously "c"..... a flat out no-brainer, can't see why you bothered to start a thread on it... Shocked

Atavistic · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

If this is on a test, please fix the "it's"s.