Correcting the Public Account

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1Why is the editor's first reply an evasion?A. It states the copying error plainly and supplies the correct source.B. It avoids a direct response to the specific question by discussing a different matter.C. It admits honestly that the editor needs time to check the drafts.D. It withdraws the inaccurate statement without concealing the reason.

2A statement clearly withdrawing and correcting the earlier account is a _____.A. continuationB. endorsementC. retractionD. repetition

3Which action uses retrospect appropriately?A. Describing only the physical direction in which a chair faces.B. Refusing to consider the previous issue after an error is found.C. Looking back at the publication process to understand how the earlier mistake occurred.D. Predicting next year's events without examining any past experience.

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