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Yawning is an involuntary, natural process which can be simply
Soruları verilen parçalara göre cevaplayınız. described as opening mouth wide owing to a limited supply of oxygen to
the body, fatigue, or utter boredom. One inhales a lot of air involuntarily
Anorexia is a disease the sufferers of which try to stay as thin as possible while yawning, and it does not usually last more than 6 seconds. Even
by routinely refusing to eat. While it disproportionately affects females babies are believed to start yawning long before they are born. Animals
and most of the cases often begin in mid-adolescence, it also afflicts such as the jaguar, hippopotamus, parrot, monkey, seagull, and others,
men and boys and can be diagnosed in children as well as older adults. in addition to humans, yawn. We have the urge to yawn when we see
However, it should be noted that it can occur in people of all genders, someone else yawn. Yawning is, therefore, believed to be contagious
ages, races, ethnicities, body shapes and weights, and socioeconomic in adults regardless of whether they are visually impaired or hearing-
statuses. People who are experiencing anorexia nervosa may exhibit impaired. Adults, moreover, show an inclination to yawn whenever they
physical, behavioural, and emotional symptoms, most of which may go see others yawn, when they read about yawning, or even when they
unnoticed by family members or friends of the sufferer. The physical hear a yawn. On the other hand, babies, infants, and those who are
symptoms such as muscle loss, weakness, cold hands and feet, and pale autistic and schizophrenic do not yawn even if anyone around them
and dry skin appear due to the lack of nutrients that the body needs. The yawns. Having discovered that there is a small part of the brain that
behavioural symptoms, which are more likely to be noticed earlier than controls all facial expressions, some scientists believe that yawning is
physical and emotional manifestations, are complaints of stomach aches, based on the reaction of certain processes in our brain. Consequently, it
fatigue, denial of hunger, and eating unusual and odd food combinations. is believed that when one sees someone else yawn, this part of the brain
The emotional symptoms, on the other hand, are depression, anxiety, becomes active, thereby responding similarly.
and unwillingness to engage in activities or relationships.
1. It can be understood from the passage that anorexia is a kind of 4. According to the passage, one of the reasons why we yawn is
eating disorder that _______. _______.
A) develops in only some specific group of society like the poor or A) to move carbon dioxide out of the blood
adults B) being exposed to a high temperature
B) can be easily treated on condition that it is diagnosed in the early C) a shortage of oxygen in the body
stages D) not yet well defined by scientists
C) causes its sufferers to attend social activities and build more E) only researched through brain research
relationships
D) mostly starts in the middle of puberty and affects females more
than males
E) results from fatigue, denial of hunger, and unusual or peculiar
eating habits

2. It is clearly stated in the passage that family members and 5. According to the passage, yawning is contagious because of
friends of people who are suffering from anorexia _______. _______.
A) may not realise the symptoms of anorexia that these people are A) the ancient and subconscious roots of social bonding and
experiencing empathy
B) can understand there is something wrong with them as soon as B) a herd instinct we inherited from our ancestors
the physical symptoms of the diseases become apparent C) a reaction in a tiny part of our brain that controls facial expressions
C) ignore changes in their behaviours although they notice them D) our desire to bond with others through shared experience
D) should force them to eat the foods that they always eat rather E) an inclination to respond to others around us
than unusual or odd foods
E) should be kept responsible for the development of the disease in
people who are so close to them

3. It can be concluded from the passage that people with anorexia 6. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
_______. A) Myths about Yawning
A) are inclined to refuse to eat with their family members or friends B) What Research Says about Yawning
by coming up with excuses C) Why You Should Yawn
B) avoid eating anything for fear that they may gain weight, and D) How to Stop Yourself from Yawning
consequently experience difficulty in physical, behavioural, and E) Yawning Secrets Revealed
emotional states
C) have so inconsistent feelings that their friends may not make out
how they will react in a situation
D) experience sudden muscle and weight loss, yet they do not
regard it as a health problem
E) tend to wear thick clothes all the time because of the coldness in
their hands and feet even in summers

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