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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 218

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:186:"Since I will not be available to give the presentation to the clients ______ next week, I've asked Mr. Thompson to set up a meeting to go over the product information with them tomorrow.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:4:"mine";i:1;s:2:"my";i:2;s:2:"me";i:3;s:6:"myself";}}
Answer: 
d
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answer explanation: 

<p>Since I will not be available to give the presentation to the clients <u>myself</u> next week, I've asked Mr. Thompson to set up a meeting to go over the product information with them tomorrow.</p><div data-answer="d"><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">The correct answer is (D) myself.&nbsp;</span></div><div data-answer="d"><span style="font-size: 13.008px;"><br></span></div><div data-answer="d"><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">The pronoun "myself" is used in this sentence as a reflexive pronoun. It refers back to the subject of the sentence, "I", and emphasizes that the speaker will not be able to give the presentation personally. The use of "myself" indicates that the speaker is taking responsibility for finding an alternative solution by asking Mr. Thompson to set up a meeting.</span><br></div>