Class 12 1 SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi gồm 06 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2022 2023 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi 180 phút, khô[.]
Trang 1SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG LẦN I
NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
A LISTENING
Part 1 Questions 1- 10 Complete the form below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each gap NOTES BEFORE TRAVELING Time of traveling: departure on 1 _ Purpose: carry out research on 2 _ Traveling budget: 3 pounds (exclude air ticket) -a free flight 4 _ from his father, which only use when empty 5 _ available Health Requirements: need to check online for all tropical diseases include yellow fever, 6 _ Schedule: - definitely visiting Singapore, Malysia, and 7 _ -prefer using 8 to travel to Borneo where there is a lot of 9 _ -bring along a 10 camera Part 2 Questions 11-20 Choose the correct letter A, B or C
CITIES BUILT BY THE SEA 11.Carla and Rob were surprised to learn that coastal cities
A contain nearly half the world’s population
B are growing twice as fast as other cities
C include most of the world’s largest cities 12 According to Rob, building coastal cities near to rivers _
A may bring pollution to the cities
B may reduce the land available for agriculture
C may mean the countryside is spoiled by industry
13 What mistake was made when building water drainate channels in Miami in the 1950s?
A There werenot enough of them
B They did not allow for the effects of climate change C They were made of unsuitable materials 14 What do Rob and Carla think that the authorities in Miami should do immediately? A take measures to restore ecosystems B stop disposing of waste materials into the ocean C pay for a new flood prevention system 15 What do they agree should be the priority for international action? A greater coordination of activities
B more sharing of information C agreement on shared policies
Questions 16-20 What decision do the students make about each of the following parts of their
presentation?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G
Decisions Parts of the presentation
A use visuals
B keep it short
16 Historical background
17 Geographical factors
Trang 2C involve other students
D check the information is accurate
E provide a handout
F focus on one example
G do online research
18 Past mistakes
19 Future risks
20 International implications
B PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
1 A compliment B apologize C tradition D develop
2 A television B definition C documentary D information
3 A economy B presentation C accompany D successfully
4 A international B agricultural C sociology D examination
5 A biologist B archaeologist C psychologist D histologist
C LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1 Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
1 By the time the boss comes back from England, the work
A will have been finishing B will be finishing
C will have been finished D will be finished
2 It was on March 19th, 1876 the first telephone call was made
3 John painted his bedroom black It looks dark and dreary He a different color
A had to choose B must have chosen C should have chosen D could have been choosing
4 My friend has just bought from a shop on Tran Phu street
A a digital useful alarm clock B an alarm useful digital clock
C a useful alarm digital clock D a useful digital alarm clock
5 _, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort
A None of us wanted to go in the first place
B Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
6 Sara bought in a lot of business last month; she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still on a
A roam B roll C rush D run
7 It is essential that your luggage thoroughly before delivery
A to be checked B being checked C be checked D should be checking
8 When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was
with a fine
A let through B let off C let out D let down
9 His emotional problems from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think
A stem B flourish C root D sprout
10 Don't let my mother watch any of those sad movies She cries at the drop of a
A hat B bag C cat D rag
11 There has been a slight improvement in his health, but he is not out of the _yet
A wood B bush C neck D hand
12 Nam: You really have a beautiful hairstyle now, Hung!
Trang 3Hung: _! You've pushed me into the blush
A It isn't your work B Nice to meet you C Yes, of course D You must be kidding
13 Some medicines are only available on
A description B instruction C inscription D prescription
14 If you're on a diet, you should honey for sugar in your tea
15 We are going to build a fence around the field with a view to _ sheep and cattle
A to breeding B bread C to bread D breeding
16 We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to _your request for British citizenship
17 Teddy: “I’m very sorry for letting you wait for so long”
Maria: “ ”
A Don’t apologize I’ve just arrived here B You’re welcome
C It doesn’t matter Thank you D My pleasure Don’t worry about it
18 He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear it
19 Although he was completely _ as a furniture-maker, he produced the most, beautiful chairs
A unable B untrained C incapable D uneducated
20 We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion your previous good work
A in the light of B thanks to C with a view to D with regard to
Part 2 Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank
Human activity made its mark on land use and (0 VEGETATE - VEGETATION) in
coastal regions of southern Europe long before the first (1 PACK) holidays arrived By
classical times, these areas had already seen extensive (2 ERODE) by natural and human
activity, and the process continues today The hospitable climate of the area, long appreciated
in literature as well as holiday brochures, produces seasonal variations in levels of soil (3
MOIST) and consequently in plant growth In an area where (4 DRY) occur frequently,
there was a distinctive soil type at one time, with plants which had adapted to it Nowadays
though, this soil cover is no longer in (5 EXIST) anywhere in the region
The early years of the 1980s were (6 EXCEPT) dry and this exacerbated problems
brought about by the (7 SUBSTANCE) growth of industry in rural areas and the
intensification of agriculture Pollution and insufficient water supplies have become problems
to which the landscape is increasingly (8 SENSE) The more recently this type of land has
fallen out of use, the longer it takes for plant cover to reestablish itself
The European Union has set up a programme of (9 SEARCH) into land degradation in
southern Europe, involving forty-four universities in the (10 GATHER) of data which can
be used to inform the policy decisions needed to deal with the issue
Part 3 Read the text and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should NOT be there If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number on the answer sheet
If a line has a word that should NOT be there, write the word on the answer sheet
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00)
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather than inefficient, is really
more sophisticated than that of a computer Researchers approaching the problem
from a variety of viewpoints have all concluded that there is a great deal of more
stored in our minds than has been generally supposed Dr.Wilder Penfield, a
Canadian neurosurgeon, was proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he
could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives Even dreams
and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years that suddenly
0 _than_
00 _√
1 _
2 _
3 _
4 _
5 _
Trang 4emerged in detail Although the physical basic for memory is not yet understood,
that theory is how to the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of
an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells,
stimulated by patterns of activity Repeated references to the same information
support recall In other words, improved performance which is the result of
strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory
6 _
7 _
8 _
9 _
10 _
D READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by writing the corresponding letter A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet
Students and jobseekers keen to get onto the course or into the workplace of their choice hope that
voluntary work will help them (1) _ from the crowd This chance to gain experience – personally and professionally – is (2) _ on the wish-list of young people
A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (3) _ said volunteering had improved their lives, particularly those involved in conservation or heritage work
Businesses recognise its importance and get to (4) their profile in the community, while staff get a break from their daily routine to develop “soft skill”, (5) _ initiative and decision-making One volunteering organisation is (6) _ another survey to find out if volunteering does make a difference in the workplace, or if it is something businesses do simply to improve their (7) _
Not (18) are business-sponsored placements becoming more common, the government is also investing money and aiming to (9) _ volunteers The push is clearly on to make volunteering as attractive as possible to everyone And the more people who participate, the more the act fulfils its (10) _ of making the world a better place
1 A lift out B stand out C pick out D point out
4 A increase B arouse C motivate D raise
5 A such B such as C such like D such and such
6 A governing B guiding C conducting D directing
7 A image B representation C look D figure
Part 2 Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word
Life on a small island may seem very inviting to the (1) who spend a few weeks there in the summer, but the realities of living on what is virtually a rock surrounded by water are quite different (2) what the casual visitor imagines Although in summer the (3) villages are full of people, life and activities, when the tourist season is over many of the shop owners shut down their businesses and (4) to the mainland to spend the winter in town Needless to say, those who remain on the island, (5) by choice or necessity, face many hardships One of the (6) of these is isolation, with its many attendant problems When the weather is bad, (7) is often the case in winter, the island is entirely cut off; this means not only that people cannot have goods (8) but also that a medical emergency can be fatal to someone confined to an island At times telephone communication is cut off, which means that no word from the (9) world can get through Isolation and loneliness are basic reasons why so many people have left the islands for a (10) and more secure life in the mainland cities, in spite of the fact that this involves leaving “home”
Part 3 Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
Trang 5We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a
behavioral biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the
importance it deserves
Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must
be available all hours We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work
Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt
us away from our beds When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less The
average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need
eight or even eight and a half hours’ sleep to feel at their best Nowadays, many people have got used to
sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of “sleep debt”
Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of
daylight People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall But nowadays our hours of sleep are
mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an
alarm clock During the day caffeine, the world’s most popular drug, helps to keep us awake 75% of the
world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep
deprivation
What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also
reduces our motivation and ability to work This has serious implications for society in general Doctors, for
example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are “on night call”, and may get less than
three hours’ sleep Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions
Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results On
our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year Tests show that a tired driver can
be just as dangerous as a drunken driver However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when
exhausted isn’t As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep
instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible Our world would be a much safer, happier place if
everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night
1 Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A Accident Prevention: Urgent! C A Society of Sleepless People
B A Well-known Biologist D Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects
2 According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin?
A He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society
B He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep
C He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society
D He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia
3 The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to
A surrounded with clocks B all day and night C during the daytime D having a round clock
4 According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A The sun obviously determined our daily routines
B The electric light was invented in the 19th century
C Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep
D The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep
5 The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to
A reaching a point C caffeine consumption
B the world’s population D masking the symptom
6 Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph?
A Doctors “on night call” do not need more than three hours of sleep a day
B Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep
C Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers
D Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society
Trang 67 The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means _
A bound to bring satisfaction B becoming more noticeable
C causing serious damage or loss D likely to become worthless
8 All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by “sleep debt” EXCEPT
A biologists B doctors C drivers D engineers
9 The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as
A a temptation that prevents us from sleeping
B an easy solution to sleep deprivation
C an ineffective means of communication
D a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation
10 Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of? A Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers B Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized C There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society D We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep E WRITING Part 1 Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one 1 Someone has suggested abolishing income tax It _ 2 If Mike hadn’t been interested, the trip would have been cancelled But _ 3 "I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday" said the boss to me The boss _ 4 The alarm went off just as they came out of the building Scarcely _ 5 Standing as tall as he could, he passionately denied any involvement in the affair
Drawing _
Part 2 Write an essay within 250 words on the following topic
It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn the culture of other people We can learn just as much
from books, films and the internet
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
_THE END _
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