Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 THPT LÊ XOAY - PHÚ THỌ 2025-2026 (LẦN 1).docx ✅

4 help. A. study B. learn C. grasp D. hold 16. In some movies, a stepmother is often described as a completely hard and selfish person, not having the ____________ of human kindness. A. tear B. flesh C. milk D. blood 17. ____________ kept beeping the car horn loudly and the other drivers got annoyed. A. It is him that B. He was the one C. It was he who D. The one who 18. There is a surprise party for Susan this Saturday so please don’t ____________. A. run of the mill B. spill the beans C. get the ball rolling D. find my feet 19. - Anna: “I think I hear the telephone ringing.” - Eric: “Okay, I can ____________.” A. take a hint B. take a message C. make a call D. give you a ring 20. My boss is totally incompetent: every time you ask him for a decision or even an opinion he just ____________ his shoulders. A. cranes B. swivels C. shrugs D. knits PART C. READING (8 points) Section 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. (2 points) THE TRUE PRICE OF ORGANIC FARMING Organic farming is a system of agricultural production that doesn’t make use of genetically modified seeds and that (1) ____________ artificial pesticides and fertilisers with organic ones. But why is there almost always a (2) ____________ difference between the cost of organically produced food and that of non-organic alternatives? One reason organic produce is sold at considerably higher prices (which in some cases can be 100% higher) relates to labour costs, which are (3) ____________ greater for the organic farmer. A downside of not using chemicals is that food production is slower and crop failure more common. The organic farmer must therefore spend more time preparing the land and put a more (4) ____________ effort into tending to crops as well as controlling pests weeds - sometimes by hand. What is more, as the (5) ____________ of livestock is prioritised in organic farming, feeding animals with better-quality food, as well as ensuring their living conditions are (6) ____________ keeps prices high. So, all things considered, organic food may actually be good value (7) ____________ money, which is probably why consumers are anything but discouraged from purchasing what they perceive to be much healthier, tastier food. Since concerns over the effects of conventional farming on both human health and the environment first (8) ____________, the number of people opting to (9) ____________ out conventionally produced food