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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of many different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (26) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans in return. Cats (27) ________ to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (28) ________, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of (29) _______ families. No one knows for sure when or how cats became very popular household pets. It's possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, so they set food and milk out to keep the cats near their homes. This helped to prevent too many of these rodents from coming into homes and eating people's food or (30) _________ sickness.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. However
B. Furthermore
C. Consequently
D. For instance
Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of many different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (26) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans in return. Cats (27) ________ to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (28) ________, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of (29) _______ families. No one knows for sure when or how cats became very popular household pets. It's possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, so they set food and milk out to keep the cats near their homes. This helped to prevent too many of these rodents from coming into homes and eating people's food or (30) _________ sickness.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. However
B. Furthermore
C. Consequently
D. For instance
Kiến thức : Đọc điền từ
Giải thích: Ta thấy mối quan hệ giữa câu trước và câu sau chỗ trống là quan hệ tương phản. Câu trước ta thấy xuất hiện các cụm từ "respected and honoured" còn câu sau ta lại thấy các cụm từ "feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck.". Như vậy để thể hiện quan hệ tương phản đối lập ta chọn được phương án A.
Thông tin: They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. However, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck.
Tạm dịch: Họ tin rằng thần Bast thường xuất hiện dưới dạng mèo nên nhiều người Ai Cập cổ đại rất kính trọng và tôn vinh mèo và mèo con. Tuy nhiên, các nền văn hóa khác lại sợ mèo hoặc cho rằng chúng mang lại bệnh tật và xui xẻo.
Giải thích: Ta thấy mối quan hệ giữa câu trước và câu sau chỗ trống là quan hệ tương phản. Câu trước ta thấy xuất hiện các cụm từ "respected and honoured" còn câu sau ta lại thấy các cụm từ "feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck.". Như vậy để thể hiện quan hệ tương phản đối lập ta chọn được phương án A.
Thông tin: They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. However, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck.
Tạm dịch: Họ tin rằng thần Bast thường xuất hiện dưới dạng mèo nên nhiều người Ai Cập cổ đại rất kính trọng và tôn vinh mèo và mèo con. Tuy nhiên, các nền văn hóa khác lại sợ mèo hoặc cho rằng chúng mang lại bệnh tật và xui xẻo.
Đáp án A.