Question

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what does the following excerpt most likely reveal about chang - bo (paragraph 12)?
chang - bos job was to report business stories. he toured collective farms, shops, and factories with a notebook and tape recorder, interviewing the managers. back in the newsroom, he would write his stories in fountain pen (there were no typewriters) about how well the economy was doing. he always put a positive spin on the facts, although he tried to keep them at least plausible.
a. he kept much of his work secret from mrs. song.
b. he was not afraid to bend the truth in order to stay in the good graces of the north korean government.
c. the type of stories he covered were very different than the news story which got him in trouble.
d. he knew first - hand that north korea had an excellent economy

Explanation:

El texto indica que Chang-bo escribía historias sobre el buen funcionamiento de la economía, agregando un giro positivo a los hechos aunque tratara de que fueran creíbles. Esto revela que las historias que él cubría eran muy diferentes a la realidad, lo que le generó problemas. Las otras opciones no se sustentan: no se menciona que guardara secretos de la Sra. Song, sí que modificaba la verdad para agradar al gobierno (así que sí tenía miedo de perder su aprobación) y no sabía de primera mano que la economía era excelente, sino que escribía eso a pesar de los hechos.

Answer:

C. The type of stories he covered were very different than the news story which got him in trouble.