English 16.1 for 10A7

1. “Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

                                                            

• A. disagree with  

• B. agree with

• C. object to 

•     D. like

2. The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with __________.

                                                                                      

• A. devour   

•    B. absorb 

•      C. season

• D. desire

3. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

• A. overweight people are tense

• B. thin people don’t eat when under stress

• C. weight watchers should chew on something inedible when tense

• D. 56 percent of the population isn’t overweight

4. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

• A. thin people don’t enjoy food

• B. a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people

• C. overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste

• D. deprivation of food makes people fat

5. According to the passage, insulin __________.

• A. increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food

• B. can be used to lessen the appetite

• C. causes a chemical reaction when food is seen

• D. levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food

6. It can be inferred that for certain people __________.

• A. eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger

• B. carbohydrates biologically induce hunger

• C. carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hungry person

• D. carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced

7. What can be said about serotonin?

• A. It is a chemical that increases the appetite

• B. Only certain people produce it in their brains

• C. It tells the brain when a person is full

• D. It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain

8. The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with __________.

      

• A. important        

• B. hard       

•   C. heavy      

• D. light

10. Which one of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in daily?

                                        

                                                   

• A. 10-mile bicycle rides    

• B. cross-country skiing 

• C. a long swim   

• D. an evening walk

Rewrite sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.

1. Jenny entered the room quietly so that she would not disturb the lecturer.

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