3-TN THPT 2023 APLUS

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• A. them
• B. those
• C. thank
• D. there

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• A. nice
• B. swim
• C. sight
• D. like

Question 10: OPPOSITE: The committee, in an earlier report, was accused of sweeping financial problems under the carpet to avoid embarrassment.

• A. causing the financial problems
• B. concealing the financial problems
• C. revealing the financial problems
• D. solving financial problems

Question 11: OPPOSITE: The team worked hard to achieve their championship victory.

• A. defeat
• B. win
• C. score
• D. achievement

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 (12) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Cats (13) _______ 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. (14) _______, 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 (15) _______ 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 (16) _______ sickness.

• A. whom
• B. who
• C. where
• D. which

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 (12) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Cats (13) _______ 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. (14) _______, 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 (15) _______ 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 (16) _______ sickness.

• A. like
• B. similar
• C. same
• D. close

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 (12) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Cats (13) _______ 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. (14) _______, 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 (15) _______ 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 (16) _______ sickness.

• A. For instance
• B. Furthermore
• C. Consequently
• D. However

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 (12) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Cats (13) _______ 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. (14) _______, 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 (15) _______ 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 (16) _______ sickness.

• A. many
• B. much
• C. every
• D. another

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 (12) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Cats (13) _______ 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. (14) _______, 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 (15) _______ 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 (16) _______ sickness.

• A. suffering
• B. treating
• C. spreading
• D. experiencing

Question 17: Many teenagers are surprisingly ignored about current politics.

• A. surprisingly
• B. teenagers
• C. ignored
• D. politics