Correct Answer: continue

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

In this context, the word "continue" suggests an ongoing or persistent growth of the abdomen until the specified condition is met (confession of the crime).

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

• Expire: This means to come to an end, often in the context of time or a period.
• Desist: This means to stop or cease.
• R eckon: This means to consider or calculate.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Until you confess your crime, the abdomen would continue to grow and grow until you could not breathe.