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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO PHÚ THỌ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm có 18 trang) I. LISTENING (20 points) Part 1. Listen to a writer talking about the history of Bali and complete the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. (10 points) Date Event Importance for art 3000 BC farmers from China built temples ornamented with wood and stone (1) ____________ in Bali 14th century introduction of (2) ____________ artists employed by the ruling families and focused on epic narratives 1906 establishment of Dutch East Indies Company art became expression of opposition to (3) ____________ 1920s beginning of (4) ____________ encouraged use of new materials, techniques, and subjects 1945 beginning of independence started to describe the (5) ____________ of Balinese history as well as the everyday life of their people Part 2. You will hear a radio program about the arts. For questions 1-5, choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. (10 points) 1. Tonight’s program will focus on ____________. A. training priorities in broadcasting companies B. courses for those hoping to work in the media C. career prospects for existing media employees D. employment opportunities in London colleges 2. What is the main aim of the organization called Cinemax? A. Recruiting scriptwriters for the film industry. B. Providing courses in media studies. C. Organizing a local film festival. D. Getting young people interested in cinema.
2 3. How does Nigel feel about the input from the consultant? A. He is pleased that he ignored her advice. B. He is keen to acknowledge her contribution. C. He feels that she was over-critical. D. He is glad she rewrote some sections. 4. Nigel explains that consultants were brought in because ____________. A. they may provide funds for future projects B. they provided some expensive equipment C. the team members were lacking in confidence D. the organizers had invested heavily in the project 5. Looking to the future, Nigel says he is ____________. A. aware of the need to remain flexible B. less enthusiastic about working in film making C. hoping to do some further work on his first script D. keen to become a full-time scriptwriter II. PHONETICS (5 points) Part 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. index B. commit C. preview D. abbess 2. A. therapeutic B. conscientious C. fanaticism D. orthographic Part 2. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 3. A. allegedly B. confusedly C. supposedly D. wickedly 4. A. archaic B. chaperon C. choreograph D. chasm 5. A. unique B. umpire C. ulcer D. umber III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points) Part 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (30 points) 1. The leaves of the wild mulberry provide food for silkworms, ____________ silk fabrics are woven. A. which cocoons B. from cocoons C. whose cocoons D. from whose cocoons
3 2. This project is ____________ for an introductory-level class. A. really much too hard B. much too really hard C. too much really hard D. really hard too much 3. Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the ____________. A. flock B. swarm C. group D. herd 4. When Eric’s mother could no longer stand his ____________, she bought him the toy car. A. badgering B. crowing C. squirreling D. wolfing 5. Seeing something piled ____________ on the shelves, Bennett moved closer and found hundreds of wooden pallets stacked in complete disarray. A. punctiliously B. spottily C. fortuitously D. haphazardly 6. The college basketball team always seem to cream ____________ the best athletes and other sports suffer as a result. A. up B. over C. off D. on 7. I found the training exhausting as the coach always pushed us to the ____________. A. restriction B. border C. frontier D. limit 8. He ____________ and can usually let us know what the boss’s mood is. A. turns a blind eye B. plays it by ear C. is all ears D. keeps his ear to the ground 9. The thief put on the expensive boots and, with a ____________ air, walked calmly out of the shop! A. steadfast B. nonchalant C. churlish D. malicious 10. Unions accept free accommodation and travel, yet they would scream ____________ murder if the same was received by politicians. A. red B. blue C. yellow D. black 11. ____________, we couldn’t make out the gist of the passage. A. Careful as Jack explained B. As Jack carefully explained C. Due to Jack’s careful explanations D. Though carefully explained by Jack 12. I will listen ____________ for your car and come down to the street so you don’t have to park. A. to B. with C. out D. up 13. When I arrived, I found out that I ____________ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers. A. needn’t have carried B. didn’t need to carry C. can’t have carried D. might not have carried 14. It’s urgent ____________ of the problem immediately. A. the personnel manager be informed B. to be informed the personnel manager
4 C. informing the personnel manager D. the personnel manager is being informed 15. ____________, the meeting stops here. A. If no question being asked B. There being no question C. No questions asked D. Without any question, however 16. I don’t think that this fashion will ____________. A. catch up B. catch out C. catch on D. catch over 17. A(n) ____________ decision has been made and there is nothing we can do about it now. A. lock and key B. on and off C. high and mighty D. cut and dried 18. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to ____________ heavy pressure from colleagues. A. fend off B. laugh off C. send off D. push off 19. Despite the huge marketing push, the new smartphone has taken second ____________ in the eyes of consumers. A. part B. seat C. spot D. place 20. The Minister was trying to avoid publicity, so he kept ____________. A. near the ground B. a low profile C. a cool ahead D. under cover 21. I asked him, in vain, if we could rest for an hour but he had set his ____________ on reaching Danby by nightfall. A. eye B. heart C. head D. hand 22. If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and white ones, then the advantages of the ____________ might well spread in time to the hard-up. A. well-heeled B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted 23. Bobby’s new girlfriend must have gotten her ____________ into him. A. paws B. claws C. crooks D. hooks 24. Christmas is often a ____________ for domestic violence due to increased drinking, tension over money and contact with family members. A. hellhole B. flashpoint C. watershed D. meltdown 25. The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the ____________ they needed to prove he had been involved in the conspiracy. A. pester power B. safe bet C. smoking gun D. brass ring 26. Upon finding out that he had been rejected, he cut up ____________. A. rough B. raw C. loose D. harsh 27. No artist works ____________ - we are all influenced by others. A. on a whim B. like a dog C. in a vacuum D. at full stretch