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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH THPT ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 Để thi có 07 trang Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. Họ và tên:..........................................................................................- Số báo danh: .................................. A. LISTENING Section 1. Questions 1-5 Listen to a conversation and complete the form below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. NOTES ON SOCIAL PROGRAMME Number of trips per month: (1) ______________ Visit places which have:  historical interest  good (2) ______________  (3)________________ Cost: between 5.00 pounds and 15.00 pounds per person Note: special trips organised for groups of (4) ______________people Time: departure - 8.30 a.m. and return- 6.00 p.m. To reserve a seat: sign name on the (5) ______________3 days in advance Section 2. Questions 6-10 Listen to the directions and match the places in questions 6-10 to the appropriate places A-E on the map. N A W E Garden Street S Parker Street Crammer Street Crammer Street Main gate 6. Student Centre ________ Student Food Service A Gym Library Teaching Building Dormitories D Teaching Building E Recreational Facilities B C
7. Health centre ________ 8. Internet Unit ________ 9. Complaint Office ________ 10. Café ________ Section 3. Questions 11-15 Listen to an interview with Norma Powell, who is a financial advisor and choose the answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. 11. Young people are tempted to live beyond their means because ________. A. they consider they have a right to use credit cards and store cards B. they may be unaware of the extent of the debts they incur C. they may be unable to pay cash for consumer goods D. they have become more materialistic as a result of using credit cards 12. Norma believes the main reason young people get into debt is due to ________. A. the large numbers of credit cards available to them B. the overdrafts they create at university C. the fact that they can't find a job D. the lack of financial advice from parents 13. She thinks that if parents have a responsible attitude to money, ________. A. their children will be more likely to follow their advice B. they will be able to demonstrate the dangers of getting into C. their children will follow their advice but not their example debt D. they will be able to build up some savings for their children 14. A fixed amount of pocket money ________. A. forces a child to save money B. teaches a child to budget C. makes a child feel independent D. gives a child a saving strategy 15. Teenagers sometimes find it difficult to save because ________. A. they want to buy clothes all the time B. they don't want to listen to their parents C. they are influenced by friends and advertising D. they have lost sight of what is important in life Section 4. Questions 16-20 Listen to a talk on Canada and complete the notes below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Canada is located in the northern half of the continent of (16) ________.The most northern parts of Canada are called the land of (17) ________ because at certain times of the year the sun never sets. This northern part of Canada is cold and mostly covered with snow all year round. The original people in the northern part of Canada are called (18) ________. The populations in the Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are small. The land there is not very (19) ________, so their main industries are forestry, (20) ________ and mining. B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 21. Marian was a beautiful ________ young lady. A. corpulent B. gaunt C. slender D. bony 22. My application for a trading license was________. A. held down B. turned down C. put down D. let down 23. ________ as I'd love to, I won't be able to come. A. Though B. Despite C. Even D. Much
24. Anna: "This computer program would be a great way to brush up on my Italian, ________? Bill: "It can't help with your pronunciation." A. wasn't it B. didn't it C. wouldn't this D. wouldn't it 25. I've yet________ a person as Theo. A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating 26. ________ , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather. A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered 27. I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you________ me the whole truth yesterday. A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told 28. Your rental agreement________ states that no pets are allowed in the building. A. credibly B. explicitly C. mildly D. decently 29. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention________ A. limit B. duration C. span D. time 30. You are too old to carry on working. It's time you called it a________. A. year B. month C. week D. day 31. Helen was ________ disappointed when she learnt that she hadn't won the beauty contest. A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily 32. Wasn't it you yourself________ the door open? A. to leave B. to have left C. that should leave D. who left 33. If the driver________his seat belt, he might be alive today. A. was wearing B. had been wearing C. wear D. wore 34. The speech attacked American policy in________ was later considered to be part of a campaign to undermine the government. A. which B. where C. that D. what 35. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a________ experience. A. soul-destroying B. heart-stopping C. thought-provoking D. power-sharing C. READING COMPREHENSION Section 1. Choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair day's pay. But in (36) ________, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm's industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (37) ________ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (38) ________ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer's door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than waste time (39) ________ a doorbell. Work engineers are (40) ________ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, wait at customers' doorway, stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (41) ________ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (42) ________ them until their work is up to standard. The (43) ________ of all this engineering work is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (44) ________ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, and that it is impossible for them to (45)______at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day. 36. A. fact B. exchange C. return D. short
37. A. hold B. performed C. accepted D. made 38. A. indicate B. govern C. demonstrate D. tell 39. A. looking at B. look at C. look for D. looking for 40. A. consistently B. continually C. constructively D. chronically 41. A. impolite B. brave C. intimate D. averse 42. A. scolding B. criticizing C. encouraging D. correcting 43. A. task B. reason C. object D. job 44. A. pride B. passion C. interest D. pleasure 45. A. rest B. relieve C. relax D. restrain Section 2. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. There have always (46) ________ famous sportsmen and women, but until quite recently nobody made a lot of money from playing sports. It was a hobby, not a professional career. But it's quite different today. Professional sports can now be extremely lucrative and top players earn salaries that sports stars a few years ago could only (47) ________ about. Today sport is a ticket to fame and fortune. The transformation of sport from a (48) ________ activity to an industry has occurred (49) ________ of the increasing importance of television in our lives. Sport and television are the perfect fit. Television provides enormous audiences and sport provides spectacular drama, (50) ________ joy, despair, excitement and tension in equal measure. What's more, television offers viewers all this drama in the comfort of their own homes. It's a winning combination. Of course, advertisers have been quick to see the true potential of this partnership. Sponsorship is popular, (51) ________ football players who have the names of their sponsors on their kit to the Formula One (52) ________ whose cars are covered in the names of the companies which finance them. There are teams, stadiums, and even competitions named (53) ________ the companies which have invested money in them. And all these major sporting events are shown on television at (54) ________ which will reach a maximum audience. Sports events have become very long TV (55) ________. Section 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. In the course of its history, human inventions have dramatically increased the average amount of energy available for use per person. Primitive peoples in cold regions burned wood and animal dung to heat their caves, cook food, and drive off animals by fire. The first step toward the developing of more efficient fuels was taken when people discovered that they could use vegetable oils and animal fats in lieu of gathered or cut wood. Charcoal gave off a more intensive heat than wood and was more easily obtainable than organic fats. The Greeks first began to use coal for metal smelting in the 4th century, but it did not come into extensive use until the Industrial Revolution. In the 1700s, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, most energy used in the United States and other nations undergoing industrialization was obtained from perpetual and renewable sources, such as wood, water streams, domesticated animal labor, and wind. These were predominantly locally available supplies. By mid-1800s, 91 percent of all commercial energy consumed in the United States and European countries was obtained from wood. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, coal became a major energy source and replaced wood in industrializing countries. Although in most regions and climate zones wood was more readily accessible than coal, the latter represents a more concentrated source of energy. In 1910, natural gas and oil firmly replaced coal as the main source of fuel because they are lighter and, therefore, cheaper to transport. They burned more cleanly than coal and polluted less. Unlike coal, oil could be refined to manufacture liquid fuels for vehicles; a very important consideration in the early 1900s, when the automobile arrived on the scene. By 1984, nonrenewable fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, provided over 82 percent of the commercial and industrial energy used in the world. Small amounts of energy were derived from nuclear fission, and the remaining 16 percent came from burning direct perpetual and renewable fuels, such as biomass. Between 1700 and 1986, a large number of countries shifted from the use of energy