How long did the skier take?

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Last month in Nagano, Picabo Street made a dramatic return from a serious injury to her left knee, winning the gold in the Super G by a fraction of a second. But last week in the season's final World Cup downhill race in Switzerland, Street, 26, took a tumble that fractured her left thigh bone (the femer). It will be many months before she can ski, but don't count her out. A firm believer in reincarnation, Picabo might very well come back again.

Q. When will the skier compete again?

a. Never.

b. After two such injuries it's not recommended.

c. Before a long recovery

d. Maybe soon.

Dear friends.

I have chosen "C. before a long recovery", but the answer of a private English language institute in South Korea was "D. maybe soon." However, I can't accept that, because it looks absolutely clear for the sentence It will be many months before she can ski to imply the answer "C". In addition, I have actually googled Picabo Street, and found that it took her about 2 years to return to the her next match.

What do you think of that? Who looks right?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

No answer is good. Yours is wrong, because it would be 'after a long recovery'.

Tanit · Answer

Hi,

I think C makes no sense (but I'm a learner, so take my words with a pinch of salt

).
How could she compete again before recovering from her injury?

Did you read it as "after a long recovery"?

Tanit · Answer

Oops, sorry MM.
Your answer was not here when I started typing.

Mister Micawber · Answer

No problem. I think

iiluvpsycho needs all the help he can get.

Iiluvpsycho · Answer

Dear friends.

Thank you for your answers.

I have thought that "C" means that before a long period or process of recovery from her injury, she will come back because she don't give in easily so that she can complete the process of recovery earlier than those who give in easily. Even if her doctor told her to take about 2 years for recovery by rehabilitation progarms, then she could complete her programs even earlier by her invincible character, and she could at last come back before the expected 2 years process of recovery.

Let me introduce the definitions of some words in case of your confusion.

1. Recovery

- Oxford: the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury

- Macmillan: the process of becoming fit and healthy again after an illness or injury:
- Longman: the process of getting better after an illness, injury etc

What do you think of that? Would you please correct some errors of my reasoning?

Thanks in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Your reasoning or your understanding of the language is in error. 'Recovery' is a process, and it is not over until it is over. The text would have to read something like 'before full recovery' or 'before the end of a long recovery' in order to make sense in English.

Iiluvpsycho · Answer

Mister MicawberYour reasoning or your understanding of the language is in error. 'Recovery' is a process, and it is not over until it is over. The text would have to read something like 'before full recovery' or 'before the end of a long recovery' in order to make sense in English.

By any chance, is there the possibility of "D. maybe soon" as the answer?

Thanks in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

No. The text reads: 'It will be many months before she can ski, but don't count her out'. There is no suggestion that she will come back before the 'many months', just that she will return to competition again.

By the way, it is interesting to see that you researched the actual situation, but be warned that correct test answers do NOT depend on outside corroboration and can in fact be correct in spite of it. There is no necessity for a correct answer to be factually accurate.

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