Question

Read the following paragraph from the section “IOC Faced Pressure Over Decision.”

On March 22, Bach said a decision on postponing the games would be made in the next four weeks. However, pressure on the organization grew. National federations, sports governing bodies and athletes spoke out against having the opening ceremony as planned on July 24.

What conclusion is BEST supported by this paragraph?

A. Bach made the decision to postpone the Olympics before anyone else thought of the idea.
B. Some groups are planning small celebrations to honor their athletes on July 24.
C. Many athletes might have decided not to attend the Olympics if they were held as scheduled.
D. Waiting four weeks would not have changed the decision that Bach made.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Many athletes might have decided not to attend the Olympics if they were held as scheduled.

Explanation:

So, some basic information we can pick from here are:

- Olympics were supposed to start on July 24th.

- Officials (represented by Mr. Bach) still haven't made the final decision on whether the Olympics will be held.

- National sport federations and athletes are in favor of postponing.

So, from this, we can see that A. isn't the right answer (the decision still hasn't been made at the time).

Also, B. is wrong since on that date the Olypmics should start and not some small celebration.

Regarding answer D. there are simply no evidence to support this claim in this excerpt.

Finally, answer C. can be supported by the claim that sport federation and athletes fought for postponing the Games. If the officials decided against the postponing, athletes most likely wouldn't participate in the Olympics.