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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12

NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - BẢNG A

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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SECTION A LISTENING (50 points) Part 1 You are going to hear a talk As you listen, fill in the missing information For questions

1-15, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided

Well, as you know, my first job was with Business Traveller magazine, where I sold classified advertising over the phone I did this for a year, coming to it from a business skills course I took I had graduated with (1) _ in English, and I decided I‘d better have some basic skills before throwing myself on the marketplace So, I did all the things I said I‘d never do, like learning to type and (2) _, and so on

Three years after that, having done various other sales jobs, I became a marketing coordinator with Soundcraft Electronics We made (3) _ for recording studios This was a terrific job I started as assistant to the chairman, and I basically created my own job, which involved dealing with the advertising and promotional side, too

Then I joined the company I now work for, Visnews It is a major global television (4) _, based

in London, with branches all over the world I joined as a (5) _ in their film library We have a huge archive of videotape and newsreel films going back to the very beginning of motion pictures My job was to increase (6) _ from the archive through usage fees After a short while I helped to start

a new department which was producing and selling videos for the (7) _ - what we call ‗sell-through‘ programming These would be documentaries that people would buy, so they would usually have a special-interest theme and, of course, they‘d make (8) _ of our archives Visnews Video eventually had 11 titles which we sold at retail outlets and through direct marketing techniques

I was headhunted away from this to join Castle Communications, where my job was to sell feature films

on video to the rental and sell-through markets My job was to come up with ways to inspire our (9) _ to move the merchandise I was also responsible for developing (10) _ One time we worked a deal with a major theme park, where we used the venue for (11) _, and carried a promotion for the park on the front of the video Meanwhile, the park cross promoted the video on site

I was with Castle for a year, then I rejoined Visnews as a sales coordinator in the Special Locations Department, which is the operation I now head The job involves some travel Last week I was in Spain calling on several of our (12) _ and building our relationships A few months ago, I spent a week

in Moscow And what do I do? Well, I run the department that offers (13) _, editing facilities and

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satellite technology to broadcasters and video production companies worldwide I have six sales co-ordinators working with me I think as you go through your career, it‘s very important to have (14) _ I‘ve been lucky to have the advice of a man who works in a PR agency I dealt with when I

was first at Visnews Over the years, just having someone to talk to as I (15) _ moves or wanted

to discuss career activities, has been tremendously helpful He‘s always been interested in what I‘ve been doing and very supportive I‘ve valued his advice most highly

OK, before we move on to

Your answers:

Part 2 You will hear Stephanie who is thinking about taking a one-year course in children's literature talking to Trevor who is currently taking the course For question 16-25, choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) which fits best according to what you hear Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided

16 What does Trevor find interesting about the purpose of children's literature?

A the fact that authors may not realise what values they're teaching

B the fact that literature can be entertaining and educational at the same time

C the fact that adults expect children to imitate characters in literature

17 Trevor says the module about the purpose of children's literature made him _

A analyze some of the stories that his niece reads

B wonder how far popularity reflects good quality

C decide to start writing some children's stories

18 Stephanie is interested in the Pictures module because _

A she intends to become an illustrator

B she can remember beautiful illustrations from her childhood

C she believes illustrations are more important than words

19 Trevor and Stephanie agree that comics _

A are inferior to books

B have the potential for being useful

C discourage children from using their imagination

20 With regard to books aimed at only boys or only girls, Trevor was surprised _

A how long the distinction had gone unquestioned

B how few books were aimed at both girls and boys

C how many children enjoyed books intended for the opposite sex

21 Perrault’s fairy tales _

A were written in the 18th century

B came out after ―The Swiss Family Robinson‖

C started a new genre

22 What is true about “The Swiss Family Robinson”?

A Its original title refers to another book

B Its name was changed into ―Robinson Crusoe‖

C Trever knew about its original title

23 “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” _

A is the name of Tchaikovsky‘s ballet

B is full of usual details

C inspired a work in a different area of art

24 Both Trevor and Stephanie are interested in _

A Tchaikovsky‘s ballet ―The Nutcracker‖

B ―The Happy Prince‖

C ―The Lord of the Rings‖

25 It can be understood that _

A Stephanie finished reading two of the trilogies of ―The Lord of the Rings‖

B Stephanie wasn‘t patient enough to finish reading ―The Lord of the Rings‖

C Trevor didn‘t like ―The Lord of the Rings‖

Your answers:

SECTION B LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points) Part 1 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Write A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes

1 Young herons are helpless for a few weeks _ they learn to fly

A how B before C although D since

2 We can rely on William to carry out the mission, for his judgment is always _

A unquestionable B delicate C sound D original

3 Let us hope that _ a nuclear war, the human race still survives

A in relation to B with reference to

C in the event of D within the realm of

4 Tommy is on the way to his friend‘s birthday party, carrying a gift box _ in colorful paper

A nicely wrapped B having wrapped nicely

C were nicely wrapped D nicely wrapping

5 As a swarm of mosquitoes attacked them for hours _, the enemy soldiers could no longer hold

on in their hiding place

A in the end B no end C without end D on end

6 Attempts to help only _ the problem so they were finally forced to call in the emergency services

A extricated B enervated C extirpated D exacerbated

7 Did you see John this morning? He looked like _ It must have been quite a party last night

A death warmed up B a bear with a sore head

8 We heard her _ in agony as she dropped the saucepan on her toe

A boil over B cry out C let off D ring out

9 _ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time

A Conventional computers, by handling tasks

B Since tasks being handled by conventional computers

C Whereas conventional computers handle tasks

D While tasks handled by conventional computers

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

10 Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems

A worry about B get angry about C get involved in D look for

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

11 Getting an earnest apology from such a headstrong man like him was like getting blood out of a stone

A out of the question B contrary to reason

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges

12 Jane: ―I‘ll do the washing-up, shall I?‖

Tom: ― ‖

A Kid‘s stuff B Ah, music to my ears

C Not at all D It‘s a great pleasure

Your answers:

Part 2 Read the passage below, which contains 8 mistakes Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes

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Technology is moving at such a breakneck speed that it is enough to make your head spin It can

be difficult to keep up Moreover, with each new technological marvel come consequences Much

of the research conducted has shown the extent of the damage being made to our health by technology It is a scary thought, and with teenagers and children being heavy consumers and users of these gadgets, they run the risk of being harmed the most The digital revolution in music has enabled people to download, store and listen to songs on a tiny, portable device calling an MP3 player The process is quick and afterwards you can have access of a library of thousands of songs that can fit into your palm But experts say that continuous listening to loud music on these small music players can permanently damage hair cells in the inner ear, resulting in hearing loss For instance, old-fashioned headphones have replaced with smaller ones that fit neatly into the ear, instead of over them, which intensifies the sound In addition to that, digital music does not distort and keep its crystal clear sound, even on loud settings, which encourages children to crank up the volume Apart from hearing damage, there are other serious healthy risks We are living in a wireless age Calls can be made and received on mobiles from anywhere and the internet can be accessed without the need for cables The advantages are enormous, bringing ease and convenience to our lives

Your answers:

SECTION C READING (70 points) Part 1 Read the passage and choose the best answer Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes

MUSIC IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Outdoor entertainment has a long history in countries with a warm (1) _ In ancient Greece, for example, plays were (2) _ in large open arenas Today, audiences enjoy concerts of classical, opera, pop and rock music in outdoor (3) _ These are usually less formal and restrictive for the listeners than a stuffy concert hall, and a warm, starry night (4) _ a unique atmosphere

Music heard inside a building is (5) _ to different acoustics Sound vibrations are (6) _ from a musical instrument or voice to the eardrum and the building‘s structure can (7) _ these vibrations, which we then experience as an echo Obstructions such as pillars can (8) _ vibrations, and hard surfaces resonate or vibrate, (9) _ the sound, while carpets and curtains may (10) _ and deaden voices and music

The music at open-air concerts, on the other hand, must often compete (11) _ the noise of traffic, bird song or wind and thunder A (12) _ wind can carry the sound away and a sudden summer storm can drown out the music altogether In addition, if there is any (13) _ of rain, all instruments and sound equipment must be housed under (14) _ to avoid the danger of electrocution Once these problems are (15) _, outdoor concerts allow people the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of live music in the fresh air

1 A season B weather C climate D condition

2 A performed B shown C executed D held

3 A localities B circumstances C surroundings D backgrounds

6 A transmitted B played C directed D broadcast

7 A reflect B exhibit C produce D register

9 A twisting B bending C distorting D adjusting

10 A absorb B attract C withdraw D detain

15 A defeated B overcome C cleared D handled

Your answers:

Part 2 Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word Write the answers in the corresponding numbered boxes

LIVING IN SPACE

We are living at a critical point in our history Once upon a time primitive people feared storms and the night, and lived by superstitions Then science rationalised things and created order, and (16) _

us to the point where we could invent theories of creation and test (17) _ in the laboratory We began to feel omnipotent We were aware that (18) _ were man-made threats which could wipe

us off the (19) _ of the Earth But the Universe would go on for ever Now we are not (20) _ sure We are becoming increasingly aware (21) _ our vulnerability, and so far, have done very (22) _ about it With planning we (23) _, one day, escape the Earth and colonise space After (24) _, transatlantic flight is commonplace today but would have been (25) _ a dream in Columbus' time, five hundred years ago

More than a few scientists believe that mankind's arrival is so improbable (26) _ it is as if Nature conspired to bring it about They see hints that the Universe created life to be its agents for immortality

As (27) _ as we know, we are the ones (28) _ have to carry out the task If we can (29) _ extinction in the short term, then we may propagate throughout space into the indefinite future You and I have no right to life; we inherited it by chance Now that we are here, we have the duty to (30) _ our part in the great human relay race

Your answers:

Part 3 Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes

Before 1815 manufacturing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans

As master craft workers, they imparted the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen In addition, women often worked in their homes part-time, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists After 1815 this older form of manufacturing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers Cheap transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated the shift to factory production

The creation of a labor force that was accustomed to working in factories did not occur easily Before

the rise of the factory, artisans had worked within the home Apprentices were considered part of the family, and masters were responsible not only for teaching their apprentices a trade but also for

providing them some education and for supervising their moral behavior Journeymen knew that if

they perfected their skill, they could become respected master artisans with their own shops Also, skilled artisans did not work by the clock, at a steady pace, but rather in bursts of intense labor alternating with more leisurely time

The factory changed that Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done

by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time Factory life necessitated a more regimented schedule, where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace At the same time, workers were required to discard old habits, for industrialism

demanded a worker who was alert, dependable, and self-disciplined Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized, disrupted the regular factory routine Industrialization not

only produced a fundamental change in the way work was organized; it transformed the very nature of work

The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about "obedience to the ding-dong of the bell—just as though we are so many living machines." With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked closely with the masters supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management Few workers rose through the ranks to supervisory positions, and even fewer could achieve the artisan's dream of setting up one's own business Even well-paid workers sensed their decline in status

In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life Craftworkers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions, and in 1834

individual unions came together in the National Trades' Union The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action And skilled craftworkers, who spearheaded the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with

semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers More than a decade of agitation did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850s, and the courts also recognized workers' right to strike, but these gains had little immediate impact

Workers were united in resenting the industrial system and their loss of status, but they were divided

by ethnic and racial antagonisms, gender, conflicting religious perspectives, occupational differences,

political party loyalties and disagreements over tactics For them, the factory and industrialism were not

agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives As United States society became more specialized and differentiated, greater extremes of wealth began to appear And as the new markets created fortunes for the few, the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller, less skilled tasks

31 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage 1 about articles manufactured before 1815?

A They were primarily produced by women

B They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes

C They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production

D They were produced mostly in large cities with extensive transportation networks

32 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage 2? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information

A Masters demanded moral behavior from apprentices but often treated them irresponsibly

B The responsibilities of the master to the apprentice went beyond the teaching of a trade

C Masters preferred to maintain the trade within the family by supervising and educating the younger family members

D Masters who trained members of their own family as apprentices demanded excellence from them

33 The word "disrupted" in the passage 3 is closest in meaning to _

A prolonged B established C followed D upset

34 In paragraph 4, the author includes the quotation from a mill worker in order to _

A support the idea that it was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories

B to show that workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery

C argue that clocks did not have a useful function in factories

D emphasize that factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints

35 All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 4 as consequences of the new system for workers

EXCEPT a loss of _

С opportunities for advancement D contact among workers who were not managers

36 The phrase "gathered some momentum" in the passage 5 is closest in meaning to _

A made progress B became active

C caused changes D combined forces

37 The word "spearheaded" in the passage 5 is closest in meaning to _

A led B accepted C changed D resisted

38 Which of the following statements about the labor movement of the 1800‘s is supported by paragraph 5?

A It was most successful during times of economic crisis

B Its primary purpose was to benefit unskilled laborers

C It was slow to improve conditions for workers

D It helped workers of all skill levels form a strong bond with each year

39 The author identifies political party loyalties and disagreements over tactics as two of several

factors that _

A encouraged workers to demand higher wages

B created divisions among workers

C caused work to become more specialized

D increased workers' resentment of the industrial system

40 The word "them" in the passage 6 refers to _

A workers B political party loyalties

C disagreements over tactics D agents of opportunity

Your answers:

Part 4 The reading passage has eight paragraphs, A-H Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-G from the list of headings below Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes

BILINGUALISM IN CHILDREN

A One misguided legacy of over a hundred years of writing on bilingualism is that children‘s

intelligence will suffer if they are bilingual Some of the earliest research into bilingualism examined

whether bilingual children were ahead or behind monolingual children on IQ tests From the 1920s through to the 1960s, the tendency was to find monolingual children ahead of bilinguals on IQ tests The conclusion was that bilingual children were mentally confused Having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted effective thinking It was argued that having one well-developed language was superior to having two half-developed languages

B The idea that bilinguals may have a lower IQ still exists among many people, particularly

monolinguals However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and incorrect First, such research often gave bilinguals an IQ test in their weaker language – usually English Had bilinguals been tested in Welsh or Spanish or Hebrew, a different result may have been found The testing of bilinguals was thus unfair Second, like was not compared with like Bilinguals tended to come from, for example, impoverished New York or rural Welsh backgrounds The monolinguals tended to come from

a more middle-class, urban families Working-class bilinguals were often compared with middle-class monolinguals So, the results were more likely to be due to social class differences than language differences The comparison of monolinguals and bilinguals was unfair

C The most recent research from Canada, the United States, and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at

least, equal to monolinguals on IQ tests When bilinguals have two well-developed languages (in the

research literature called balanced bilinguals), bilinguals tend to show a slight superiority in IQ tests

compared with monolinguals This is the received psychological wisdom of the moment and is good news for raising bilingual children Take, for example, a child who can operate in either language in the curriculum in the school That child is likely to be ahead on IQ tests compared with similar (same gender, social class and age) monolinguals Far from making people mentally confused, bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual superiority

D One note of caution needs to be sounded IQ tests probably do not measure intelligence IQ tests

measure a small sample of the broadest concept of intelligence IQ tests are simply paper and pencil tests where only ‗right and wrong‘ answers are allowed Is all intelligence summed up in such right and wrong, pencil and paper tests? Isn‘t there a wider variety of intelligences that are important in everyday functioning and everyday life?

E Many questions need answering Do we only define an intelligent person as somebody who obtains a

high score on an IQ test? Are the only intelligent people those who belong to high IQ organizations such

as MENSA? Is there social intelligence, musical intelligence, military intelligence, marketing intelligence, motoring intelligence, political intelligence? Are all, or indeed any, of these forms of intelligence measured by a simple pencil and paper IQ test which demands a single, acceptable, correct solution to each question? Defining what constitutes intelligent behavior requires a personal value judgement as to what type of behavior, and what kind of person is of more worth

F The current state of psychological wisdom about bilingual children is that, where two languages are

relatively well developed, bilinguals have thinking advantages over monolinguals Take an example A child is asked a simple question: How many uses can you think of for a brick? Some children give two

or three answers only They can think of building walls, building a house and perhaps that is all Another child scribbles away, pouring out ideas one after the other: blocking up a rabbit hole, breaking a window, using as a bird bath, as a plumb line, as an abstract sculpture in an art exhibition

G Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent,

flexible, original and elaborate in their answers to this type of open-ended question The person who can

think of a few answers tends to be termed a convergent thinker They converge onto a few acceptable conventional answers People who think of lots of different uses for unusual items (e.g a brick, tin can, cardboard box) are called divergers Divergers like a variety of answers to a question and are imaginative and fluent in their thinking

H There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately ‗balanced‘ bilinguals may have

temporary and occasionally permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased sensitivity to communication, a slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive development, and being less fixed on the sounds of words and more centered on the meaning of words Such ability to move away from the sound of words and fix on the meaning of words tends to be a (temporary) advantage for bilinguals around the ages four to six This advantage may mean an initial head start in learning to read and learning to think about language

LIST OF HEADINGS

i No single definition of intelligence

ii Faulty testing, wrong conclusion iii Welsh research supports IQ testing

iv Beware: inadequate for testing intelligence

v International research supports bilingualism

vi Current thought on the advantage bilinguals have vii Early beliefs regarding bilingualism

viii Monolinguals ahead of their bilingual peers

ix Exemplifying the bilingual advantage

Your answers:

41 Paragraph B 43 Paragraph D 45 Paragraph F

42 Paragraph C 44 Paragraph E 46 Paragraph G

Questions 47-50

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? Write

TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this

47 Balanced bilinguals have more permanent than temporary advantages over monolinguals

48 Often bilinguals concentrate more on the way a word sounds than on its meaning

49 Monolinguals learn to speak at a younger age than bilinguals

50 Bilinguals just starting school might pick up certain skills faster than monolinguals

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SECTION D WRITING (60 points) Part 1 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one Use the word given in capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way