Do not Overeat: Multiple Choice Grammar Test
After eating too (1) _______ , have you ever felt like that dude from Alien (2) _______ stomach explodes? We all have. How much can the human stomach hold? It’s tempting (3) _______ your stomach to a balloon. Both start out small when empty. The difference? If you (4) _______ up a balloon, pressure and volume have a fixed relationship—as pressure goes up, (5) _______ volume. That relationship in the stomach, though, isn’t (6) _______ so. That’s because the state of the stomach is determined not only by (7) _______ you put into it. Instead, it’s mostly controlled by nerve inputs.
A (8) _______ , empty stomach can hold six and a half to just over 10 fluid ounces. That’s not even a full can of Coke.
That volume can more than double the instant you start eating — even (9) _______ and thinking about eating. A brainstem reflex through the Vagus nerve tells the stomach, “INCOMING!” and as the food goes down the hatch, the stomach relaxes (10) _______ room.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | much | many | more | most |
2 | whose | who | whom | of whose |
3 | to be equated | to equate | equating | equated |
4 | were blown | blew | blow | will blow |
5 | nor is | neither does | so does | so is |
6 | necessity | necessitate | necessary | necessarily |
7 | who | that | what | how |
8 | resting | rested | restless | rest |
9 | if you will just salivating | if you’re just salivating | if you’re just salivated | if you’re just salivate |
10 | to making | to make | to do | to be made |
1.A; 2.A; 3.B; 4.C; 5.C; 6.D; 7.C; 8.A; 9.B; 10.B
After eating too 1 much, have you ever felt like that dude from Alien 2 whose stomach explodes? We all have. How much can the human stomach hold? It’s tempting 3 to equate your stomach to a balloon. Both start out small when empty. The difference? If you 4 blow up a balloon, pressure and volume have a fixed relationship — as pressure goes up, 5 so does volume. That relationship in the stomach, though, isn’t 6 necessarily so. That’s because the state of the stomach is determined not only by 7 what you put into it. Instead, it’s mostly controlled by nerve inputs.
A 8 resting, empty stomach can hold six and a half to just over 10 fluid ounces. That’s not even a full can of Coke.
That volume can more than double the instant you start eating—even 9 if you’re just salivating and thinking about eating. A brainstem reflex through the Vagus nerve tells the stomach, “INCOMING!” and as the food goes down the hatch, the stomach relaxes 10 to make room.