The newspaper passage below was written to inform readers. choose the words that best maintain a consistently objective tone and journalistic style. “after hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. on the night of the , millions of americans gathered around their . when the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

“After hours of (deliberating) , the jury had reached a decision in the (highly publicized) case. Journalists and experts had been (debating) the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their (televisions). When the (controversial) ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )