SAT Question of the Day #40

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

Bromelain, an enzyme found in pineapples, is not ——- in preventing bone and joint diseases, which can make bones susceptible to injury, but it can help injured bones ——-.

(A) corrective . . heal
(B) effective . . recover
(C) detrimental . . multiply
(D) supportive . . degenerate
(E) vital . . persist

The answer is:   (B) effective . . recover