Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ - PHÚ THỌ 2025-2026 (LẦN 2) - HS.docx ✅

A. decipherable B. legible C. discernible D. intelligible 38. Manager: Are you sure these documents belong together? Employee: ____________. A. Of course not B. No, without further ado C. Yes, cross my heart D. Yes, my heart is in it 39. Researchers have made a(n) ____________ plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue their project. A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned 40. ____________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs. A. Many people don’t realize B. It is that many people don’t realize C. Because many people don’t realize D. What many people don’t realize III. READING (8.0 points) Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (2.0 points) The mighty mountain of Kilimanjaro is one of the most (41) ____________ entities within the severe land of the Africa wildrness. Rivers carrying life to the forests and jungles below flow from beneath the eminence, whereas in the endless plains of this continent a (42) ____________ diversity of animal species have evolved to take advantages of the (43) ____________ African habitat. They have adapted and (44) ____________ in their different shapes and sizes. Some of them are big, some small, some eat plants and some live on meat. There are those which (45) ____________ alone, unlike the others which assemble in herds. The multiplying millions of herbivores are balanced by the (46) ____________ meat eaters-carnivores whose body build has been shaped from velocity and for the strength (47) ____________ to outmanoeuvring their prey. These superior predators which have waged their daily struggle for survival in the harsh African environment all live in unfavourable surroundings where the punishment for (48) ____________ is often deadly. The reality of Africa best visualizes the exciting cruelty of nature towards the weaknesses of individual animals as only the existence of the whole species is essential. However, big predators like lions or tigers don’t usually tolerate company and might, then, be exposed to mortal (49) ____________, were it not for their perfect attributes and an incomparable skill at killing. They should never be (50) ____________ by human standards. It is obvious they don’t kill out of hatred, but for the simple reason of remaining alive during their lone struggle in this hostile habitat. 41. A. solitary B. intrinsic C. peculiar D. unanimous 42. A. staggering B. exasperating C. appalling D. bewildering 43. A. prodigious B. cumbersome C. supreme D. prevalent 44. A. retained B. endured C. borne D. excelled 45. A. growl B. strive C. rumble D. roam