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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO (Đề thi có 12 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) I. LISTENING Part 1. You are going to hear a talk which gives information about the congestion charging scheme. While you listen, complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. When it applies Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m until (1) _______ p.m. How much it costs standard: £8 payment after 10 p.m.: (2) £ _______ after midnight: (3) __________ How to pay by telephone by (4) _________ on the Internet at one of (5) _________ Pay Points in the zone Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2: Listen to a lecture about population growth. For questions 1 – 5, decide whether these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). 1. Birth rate is the average number of children born in a year, per thousand people. 2. Fertility rate in UK was first reported to have been so high in 2008. 3. Fertility rate in the UK is higher than it was twenty years ago because a higher proportion of women are having children. 4. 25% of women in their mid-forties do not have children nowadays. 5. Fertility rates are low partly because parents do not have time to have children. Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2 Part 3: You will hear an interview with someone who has started a magazine for children. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer(A, B, or C). You will hear the recording twice. 1. When talking about her job as a primary school teacher, Kate emphasizes_________ A. how much effort the job required. B. how good she was as a teacher. C. how difficult the children could be. 2. Kate decided to start her own magazine for children_________ A. because both children and parents suggested the idea. B. when she was working in publishing for children. C. after considering what was available for children. 3. What does Kate say about enthusiasm? A. Children respond positively to it. B. Children cannot maintain it for long. C. Children experience it more than adults. 4. Kate says that the age range for the magazine_________ A. may change to some extent in the future. B. may not be exactly what it is stated to be. C. has been decided after asking parents. 5. Kate says that one of her aims for the magazine is to_________ A. include subjects that children don’t normally read about. B. create an interest in subjects some children consider boring. C. encourage children to choose what they want as a career. Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 4: You will hear a part of an interview with a man called Ewan Richardson , who is trying to persuade people to use less paper. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. Every year, the average UK citizen uses about _________________________ of paper. 2. Most of the world’s paper comes from very_________________________ forests. 3. The production of paper causes terrible _________________________ in some places. 4. The destruction of the forests is a much bigger cause of global warming than ________________________. 5. Ewan says that there are already paper recycling bins in many_________________________. 6. You can use less paper by avoiding unnecessary _________________________when you are studying or working. 7. You can often reuse_________________________ that you have received. 8. To receive less junk mail, don’t ask for_________________________ when you buy something. 9. Stop receiving any magazines you don’t always read, or_________________________ them with others. 10. Most_________________________ published in Britain are now printed on recycled paper. Your answers: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes. 1. In one year’s time, she ________ in this company for 15 years. A. will be working B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work 2. I’m incredibly sorry that I broke your valuable vase; is there anything that I can do to ____ amends?
3 A. have B. take C. do D. make 3. I don’t believe there’s a ________ of evidence that could be held against him. A. grain B. shred C. strain D. drop 4. Most armies around the world use satellite technology to ________ orders. A. emit B. impart C. release D. relay 5. I think that it is important for him to be financially independent ________? A. isn’t it B. is it C. doesn’t he D. do I 6. Tom is talking to John in a café. Tom: You should never have shouted at your mother! John: “________”. A. Famous last words B. Well, you live and learn C. It’s a small word D. You can’t win them all 7. Although she had been told quite ________ to pull herself together, she simply couldn’t stop crying. A. rigidly B. sternly C. unrelentingly D. unsympathetically 8. ________ the government fall, the stock market will crash. A. Provided B. In case C. Had D. Should 9. After several hours on the road they became ________ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by nightfall. A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned 10. Richard, my neighbour, ________ in World War II. A. says to fight B. says to have fought C. is said to fight D. is said to have fought 11. I was sitting on the bus when I heard this odd ________ of conversation. A. lumps B. air C. snatch D. stab 12. The clinic experienced an ________ of support from the community when they were threatened with closure. A. outpouring B. outbreak C. overflowing D. outbursting 13. We were ________ of our lives when the lightening struck the trees beside us. A. out of thin air B. over the edge C. under a cloud D. within an inch 14. Tara and I had a lot of arguments last year, but it’s all water under the ________ now. A. boat B. canoe C. bridge D. harbour 15. The weather here can be compared with ________. A. one in Laos B. that in Laos C. Laos D. those of Laos 16. Jack’s commitment to work waxed and ________ throughout the year. A. waned B. wept C. faxed D. waved 17. I think the new underground railway is a ________ elephant. The city already has a very efficient bus and tram system. A. blue B. brown C. black D. white 18. ________ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways. A. Although is B. Despite C. Even though it D. Although 19. Don’t call Pam just now. Something has gone wrong with the computer; she’s ________ because she can’t get the data she needs. A. in a stew B. out of a rut C. in the swim D. under the sink 20. For ________ of anything better to do, I watched television for a while. A. need B. absence C. want D. shortage Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
4 Part 2: Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 1. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is _______ the law. 2. She spent twenty years studying the history of London. She knows it _______ out. 3. The teacher has obliged Robert to take ______ the offensive remarks he made to Julia. 4. You have to set the advantages of the scheme _______ the disadvantages. 5. Mr. Deacon next door had a very serious operation. Apparently it’s a miracle he pulled _______ . 6. We have been really busy, but things are starting to slacken _______ now. 7. Sally is a lawyer _______ profession, but she’s pretty good writer, too. 8. It is said that Isaac Newton worked _______ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by an apple! 9. I’m trying to arrange an interview with the editor but it’s difficult to pin him _______ to an exact time. 10. If a joke or funny story has you _______ stitches, it makes you laugh uncontrollably. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 3: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered boxes below. The wild animals we love most (1)_______(PRESENT) of wild animals, such as elephants, tigers and pandas, are everywhere in movies, books and toy stores. But research suggests that this (2)_______ (POPULAR) may have a (3) _______(PROBLEM) effect on public (4)_______(PERCEIVE) of how much at risk these animals are in nature, in a survey carried out by French ecologists, people were asked which animals they considered most (5)______(CHARISMA). The top ten were: lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, pandas, cheetahs, polar bears, wolves and gorillas. (6)______ (IRONY), the biggest fans of these animals knew very little about their (7)_______(SURVIVE) prospects – the sad truth being that many of them face possible extinction in the coming decades. The researchers suggest that the (8)______(WIDE) presence of these animals in popular culture makes people think their populations in the wild are strong, and this may lead to (9) ________(COMPLACENT). One of the researchers has said that ‘companies using giraffes, cheetahs or polar bears for marketing may be contributing (10)_______(INTENTION) to the false idea that animal populations in the wild are secure and not in need of conservation. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 4: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 1. Scientists warn of the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals. A. imminent B. irrefutable C. formidable D. absolute 2. Reading a good mystery only whets my appetite for more books by the same author. A. waits B. cajoles C. sharpens D. resolves 3. Their opposition to slavery is borne out in Richard Poplin’s studies of eighteenth-century racism. A. created B. confirmed C. imagined D. bewildered Your answers: 1. 2. 3.