Tiêu đề Đề thi hsg anh cấp tỉnh 12 Nghệ An bảng A 2022-2023.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 NGHỆ AN NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023 Đề chính thức Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - BẢNG A (Đề gồm 12 trang) Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH Bằng số: ………………………………….. Bằng chữ: ………………..……………….... Giám khảo 1: ……………………………………… Giám khảo 2: ……………………………………… SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points) Part 1. You are going to hear a talk. As you listen, fill in the missing information. For questions 1-15, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF THE POTATO At some point in your life, you've probably eaten a potato. Delicious, for sure, but the fact is potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of (1)___________________we have come to know and love today. Without the potato, our modern civilization might not exist at all. (2)___________________ago in South America, high atop the Andes, ancient Peruvians were the first to (3)___________________. Containing high levels of proteins and carbohydrates, as well as essential fats, vitamins and minerals, potatoes were the perfect food source to fuel a large Incan working class as they built and farmed their (4)___________________, mined the Rocky Mountains, and created the sophisticated civilization of the great Incan Empire. But considering how vital they were to the Incan people, when (5)______returning from the Andes first brought potatoes to Europe, the spuds were duds. Europeans simply didn't want to eat what they considered dull and (6)___________________from a strange new land, too closely related to the deadly nightshade plant belladonna for comfort. So instead of consuming them, they used potatoes as (7)___________________. More than 200 years would pass before the potato caught on as a major food source throughout Europe, though even then, it was (8)___________________eaten by the lower classes. However, beginning around 1750, and thanks at least in part to the wide availability of inexpensive and nutritious potatoes, (9)___________________with greater food security no longer found themselves at the mercy of the
2 regularly occurring grain famines of the time, and so their populations steadily grew. As a result, the British, Dutch and German Empires rose on the backs of the growing groups of farmers, laborers, and soldiers, thus lifting the West to its place of (10)___________________. However, not all European countries sprouted empires. After the Irish adopted the potato, their population dramatically increased, as did their dependence on the tuber as a major food staple. But then disaster struck. From (11)___________________, potato blight disease ravaged the majority of Ireland's potato crop, leading to the Irish Potato Famine, one of (12)___________________ in world history. Over a million Irish citizens (13)___________________, and 2 million more left their homes behind. But of course, this wasn't the end for the potato. The crop eventually recovered, and Europe's population, especially the working classes, continued to increase. Aided by the influx of (14)___________________, Europe now had a large, sustainable, and well-fed population who were capable of manning the emerging factories that would bring about our modern world via the Industrial Revolution. So it's almost impossible to imagine a world without the potato. Would the Industrial Revolution ever have happened? Would World War II have been lost by the Allies without this easy-to-grow crop that fed the Allied troops? Would it even have started? When you think about it like this, many (15)___________________in world history can all be at least partially attributed to the simple spud from the Peruvian hilltops. Part 2. You will hear an interview in which two students, a girl called Tamsin and a boy called Farid, are talking about whether to go to university or not. You are supposed to do BOTH TASKS AT THE SAME TIME while listening. You will listen twice. For questions 16-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 16. What alternative to going to university has Farid’s sister suggested to him? A. travelling for a year​​​​​​​​​ B. setting up his own business C. doing charity work ​​​​​​​​​ D. working for a large organisation 17. Tamsin worries that many students go to universities because ______. A. they are attracted by the social life​​​​ B. it’s expected of them by their school teachers C. they believe they’ll be able to find a better job afterwards D. certain courses are fashionable 18. What do both Tamsin and Farid say about working while at universities? A. It’s a good way to get practical experience.​ B. It can reduce the time available for studying. C. It enables more students to afford to go to universities. D. It may result in poor health. 19. How did Farid feel about a university Open Day he went to?
3 A. confident he could fit in with other students at the university B. pleased that the university’s facilities were so modern C. surprised that he could talk to so many of the staff D. reassured that his questions were answered 20. Farid suggests Tamsin’s letter of application to a university should include more than about ______. A. her commitment to a subject​​​​​​ B. her positive attitude to learning C. her ability to express herself in writing​​ D. her clear long-term aims For questions 21-25, listen and write TRUE if the statement is true or FALSE if the statement is false. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 21. Farid’s sister thought that having a gap year travelling to many countries was a good choice. 22. According to Tamsin, if students go to university, they can find a job more easily thanks to their qualifications. 23. A fairly large number of students work while studying to support themselves financially. 24. Tamsin is not sure whether he should go straight to university. 25. Farid went to University Open Day two weeks ago and met some studying Spanish. SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points) Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. The new curriculum has been designed to ______ students’ learning by combining theory with hands-on practice. A. alleviate ​ B. optimize​ C. sharpen ​​D. exaggerate 2. Plastic pollution is currently one of the biggest problems ______the marine environment with an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean annually. A. affecting ​B. affected​ C. having affected ​​D. to have affected 3. In spite of working their fingers to the______ , all the staff were made redundant. A. nail​ B. edge​ C. flesh​​ D. bone 4. It is not fair the way my sister is always ______for special treatments. A. singled out​ B. picked off ​C. taken on​​ D. laid aside 5. At the press conference, the Minister clearly stated that medical research would ______ precedence over space projects. A. make ​B. take​ C. give ​​ D. do 6. The consultant called in by the firm had a ______of experience bearing on the problem. A. wealth​ B. carton ​ C. bank​​ D. hoard
4 7. When I started to study archaeology, I knew ______ no Latin, but within a year I could read it rather well. A. barely​ B. entirely ​C. scarcely ​​ D. virtually 8. During exploration, problems that we can’t solve on our own can arise, ______ ? A. do they ​ B. don’t they ​ C. can’t they ​​ D. can they 9. ______ more points to discuss, the meeting has now come to an end. A. On account of​ B. Regardless of​ C. Not having ​​ D. There being no Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 10. When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other are immutable and will never alter. A. constantly ​ B. alterable ​ C. everlasting ​​ D. unchangeable Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 11. He was jumping the gun when he gave up his job to start university. Now he has found out he can't get a grant. A. shooting someone with his gun​ B. finishing something too soon C. doing something at the right time​ D. doing something with enthusiasm Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges 12. Mary is talking to David about the benefits of volunteering. Mary: “As far as I know, doing charity is a really beneficial work which helps a lot for individuals and society as a whole” David: “___________” A. I take part in this campaign.​ B. You have a point there.​ C. That sounds great.​​ D. That’s fine for me. Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. Line 1 2 Coffee, one of the world's most wide consumed beverages, was not always so ubiquitous or popular. At times a carefully guarded secret, at other a banned drink, nature's