They gained ______ fat as be expected, and it was all in their belly area
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查同级比较结构。表示同级比较的as…as…和so…as…和状语just, almost,twice,threetimes等连用时,这类状语需放在在副词as或so之前。另外,as...as…既可用于肯定句,也可用于否定句:但so…as…只能用于否定句中。因此A为正确答案。