Title ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 THANH HOÁ 2023-2024.pdf ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Mã đề thi: 802 KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - THPT Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi trắc nghiệm có 12 trang) SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (70 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu âm thanh. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thi sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Giám thị chỉ bật đài nghe một lần. PART 1: You will hear part of a radio interview in which two psychologists, Stella Burrows and Simon Peres, are giving advice to office workers. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1. Why does Stella mention “the smooth talker” and other office types? A. They are characters every office worker will recognise. B. They are successful personas to adopt. C. They are people who don't contribute much to a company. D. They are kinds of people we should try to avoid in offices. Question 2. According to Simon, what should “live-to-work” employees consider? A. perfection is desirable B. what colleagues really think of them C. the best way to impress their boss D. achieving a work-life balance Question 3. Simon thinks the majority of employees ____________. A. are too conscientious B. do not make enough effort C. have a healthy work-life balance D. are neither of the types described Question 4. According to Stella, what will happen if someone does not take their job seriously? A. Their colleagues will feel obliged to work harder. B. They will irritate their colleagues. C. They will lose the trust of their colleagues. D. Their colleagues will envy them. Question 5. Simon warns employees against ____________. A. asking colleagues for their views B. giving advice which was not asked for C. constantly seeking advice from superiors D. openly criticising other people's contributions
2 TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEWER: : Good afternoon. Today we're looking at ways of getting on well with work colleagues. With me I have Stella Burrows and Simon Perez, both psychologists who have recently published an article on the importance of workplace personalities in the office environment. Stella and Simon, welcome to the programme. SIMON: Hello. STELLA: Hi. INTERVIEWER: So what do you mean by workplace personalities? STELLA: Well, we all know the classic office characters, don't we? I'm talking about the smooth talker with a suit that's a bit too shiny. The terribly efficient but nervous office manager, the person who can be seen dashing around everywhere and gets paid a lot, but no one is quite sure what they actually do. Every person has their own office persona. INTERVIEWER: Are you saying that people behave differently at their place of work from how they do it other times? SIMON: Yes, that's exactly what we're saying. Your office persona will be slightly or indeed very different from your home life character. If you're a live to work type, it's a good idea to think about how your character comes across to your colleagues. Other people are inspired by a refits or on the other hand, they may see you as a goody-goody. Your boss is likely to value the fact that you put so much effort into your work, although they may have started taking it for granted that you arrive early, stay late and never put a foot wrong. In other words, you may seem too good to be true. INTERVIEWER: That's a live to work type. What about the work to live type? STELLA: Obviously, they're very different. In fact, they're quite literally opposite in every way. If you are a work to live type, your colleagues may be frustrated that you don't seem to be pulling your weight, or they may be fed up of making excuses for your being late. Your boss may secretly be impressed at your lack of interest in joining the rat race, but still be irritated by your lack of commitment and effort. INTERVIEWER: But surely these are extreme examples? SIMON: Well, sure. Most people are not at either of the two extremes we've described. They're probably somewhere in the middle. So we've come up with a number of tips which will help everyone to have a healthier work-life balance and so be a good work colleague. INTERVIEWER: Okay, let's have some concrete ideas for our listeners. STELLA: Well, whatever you do, don't take the credit for someone else's work, especially to try and impress your manager in meetings. Be prepared. Make sure you are up to date with new projects and have plenty of your own ideas. If you're working on a team project, make sure you pull your weight. Don't hide in the group and expect them to carry you. Take your job seriously, regardless of what you do. And other people in your
3 workplace will respect and value their jobs. If you undermine what you do, you are undermining their job too. This is a surefire way to drive your colleagues mad. INTERVIEWER: How about on the more personal front, do you have any advice there? SIMON: Well, yes, there are some very simple do's and don'ts that are just common sense. For example, don't gossip about your colleagues behind their backs. And if you can see that one of your colleagues is upset about something, ask if there's anything you can do to help. Also, be very careful about telling other people what you think they should do, unless, of course, they actually ask you for your opinion. You could easily lose colleagues' respect if you appear to be superior. INTERVIEWER: Stella and Simon, thank you so much for your time today. Everything you've said makes perfect sense. Let's hope that some people's office relationships improve as a result. PART 2: You will hear an interview with Steve, who talks about the love of his life, Abby. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 6. How did Abby feel about Steve five years ago? A. She looked up to Steve, but didn't love him. B. She felt the same way as Steve did about her. C. She thought he was fun to be with occasionally. D. She was uncertain about starting any relationship. Question 7. How did Steve explain Abby's change of heart initially? A. He saw it as an aberration, brought on by boredom, B. He put it down to her being lonely and unattached C. He thought she was having a laugh at his expense. D. He decided something at work must have upset her. Question 8. What did Steve's work colleagues suddenly notice about him? A. He spent less time chatting with them in the office. B. He seemed preoccupied by a personal problem. C. He was putting in longer hours than he had done. D. He was showing more commitment to his work. Question 9. On hearing Steve's declaration, the first thing Samantha did was to ____________. A. burst into tears at his news B. get some flowers for Abby C. rush round to Abby's place D. phone Steve's office to say he was sick Question 10. At the family wedding, Steve ____________. A. showed an American how to drive a British car B. was given advice by someone he didn't know well.
4 C. was attacked by his mother for ditching Samantha D. announced his plan to get married to Abby TRANSCRIPT Interviewer: Last week, Steve came into the studio to prove to us that life still has some happy endings. Here's his story . . . So, Steve, your relationship with Abby has been through some ups and downs but is definitely on a high now? Steve: That's right, and we're finally tying the knot next month. Just over five years ago, I met this bubbly little lady - Abby. We went out, shared some laughs, and pretty soon, I knew she was the one for me. Interviewer: And was it love at first sight for her too? Steve: She was happy enough to spend lots of time with me, but treated me more like a big brother, if anything - she even told me about another guy she was hoping to get together with. At which point, realising I would get nowhere romantically, I decided I'd better cast my net elsewhere. I met a nice girl called Samantha, very down-to-earth - the opposite of Abby - and we started seeing each other once in a while. We had well- paid jobs and money to burn. After a good holiday in Spain, we decided to move in together. I think we both understood that it wasn't true love, but we rubbed along fairly well. Unfortunately, quite soon after that, Abby made up her mind that I was Mr Right after all, and made this very plain to me, though not to Samantha. Interviewer: How did you take this bolt from the blue? Steve: It was b affling. I actually wondered whether she was joking, she used to do that, but I knew deep down she wouldn't pull that trick any more. I rationalised it as her whipping up a fleeting fantasy - she had time on her hands, as she'd been fired from herjob and was on her own a lot - her then current boyfriend worked long hours. Interviewer: And there were displays of obvious jealousy, weren't there? Steve: Yeah, we'd be at the same pubs and there would be anguished looks from Abby across the room, deep sighs if she was ever standing next to me at the bar, that sort of thing - I misread the situation for ages - she's always had a streak of theatricality. Interviewer: What was your reaction once you realised it was genuine? Steve: Well, it dawned on me that I was calling the tune now; if I wanted it, Abby and I would have a life together - otherwise, things would stay the same. It wasn't straightforward, there was Samantha to consider. She'd always been very supportive and loyal. For a while, I couldn't decide what to do. To fend off the problem, I threw myself into my job. Interviewer: And did colleagues at work pick up on anything different about you? Steve: Very much so - I'd never been that keen and efficient before! Although my daily routine was much the same, I was glad to get to work, because it distracted me - but I made sure I kept my private life out of our usual conversations. As time went on, there was growing pressure on me to do something - for all I knew,