Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 QUẢNG BÌNH 2023-2024.docx ✅

Page 3 of 6 pages Part 5. For questions 41- 45, supply the correct form of each word given in brackets. (5pts) Until relatively recently, it was thought that heat and cold presented (41. MOUNT) ______ problems to living organisms and that all life existed in a narrow range of favourable temperatures. However, the discovery of extremophiles has forced a (42. ASSESS) _______ of that view. Extremophiles are bacteria that survive, and even thrive, in (43. SEEM) _______ impossible conditions. (44. PROBABLE) _______ as it may seem, some exist at temperatures exceeding 80 degree Celsius in geysers and hot springs, while others live in the freezing conditions of the Antarctic (45. WILD) ______. While most species of large animals are threatened by global warming, even to the point of extinction that kind of ecological change may actually benefit the extremophiles. These mysterious organisms may survive long after the human race. Part 6. For questions 46-50, complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each one ONCE only. There is an extra one that you do not need to use. (5pts) run through peg away brush up nod off pick apart take after 46. Before the exam, I have to _______ on the subject. I haven’t studied accounting for a long time. 47. She was _______ by her boss for not preparing the documents properly. 48. My mother was preparing our dinner while my father _______ in his room. 49. After our busy day, we both sat and _______ in front of the TV. 50. The whole business sounds too irrational to me to risk _______ all my life savings. SECTION THREE: READING COMPREHENSION Part 1. For questions 51-60, read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. (10pts) Digitally connected manufacturing, often (51) _______ “Industry 4.0”, encompasses a wide variety of technologies, ranging (52) _______ 3D printing to robotics, new materials and production systems. A move towards Industry 4.0 would benefit the private sector. Large, integrated manufacturers would find in it a way to (53) _______ and shorten their supply chain, for example via flexible factories. A more digitalized manufacturing would also open new market (54) _______ for SMEs providing such specialized technologies as sensors, robotics, 3D printing or machine-to-machine communications. For developed nations, Industry 4.0 - a term initially (55) _______ in Germany - could be a way to regain manufacturing competitiveness. This is particularly relevant in the case of Western Europe, which, unlike the US, does not currently enjoy reduced energy costs. As for (56) _______ markets, Industry 4.0 could provide the much-needed route to moving up the value chain, something that has become (57) _______ important to achieve in the teeth of rising labor costs. For example, China’s new ten-year plan, issued last May and aptly (58) _______ “Made in China 2025”, targets key sectors such as robotics, information technology and energy (59) _______ turning the country from a “manufacturing giant” into a “world manufacturing power”. As promising as it is, much more work remains to be done to make Industry 4.0 a large-scale reality. On the regulatory side, for instance, policymakers will have to ensure that data - the (60) _______ of Industry 4.0 - can move freely and securely throughout the supply chain, including across borders. This is an effort that is likely to take some time. 51. A. deferred to as B. referred to as C. deferred to D. referred to 52. A. in B. on C. from D. at 53. A. optimize B. maximize C. customize D. legitimize 54. A. abilities B. possibilities C. opportunities D. places 55. A. yielded B. pieced C. landed D. coined 56. A. novel B. emerging C. premature D. immature 57. A. regularly B. increasingly C. sincerely D. fearfully 58. A. named B. known C. thought D. based 59. A. in the interests of B. in lieu of C. in awe of D. in the hope of 60. A. pins and needles B. nuts and bolts C. root and branch D. part and parcel