Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 HÀ TĨNH 2024-2025.pdf ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ TĨNH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 14 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút • Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. • Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi, ghi câu trả lời vào các chỗ trống hoặc các ô cho sẵn. • Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe được đọc sẵn trong đĩa CD. • Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. I. LISTENING (5 POINTS) Part 1: For question 1 – 7, listen to a talk and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. Which of the following is TRUE about Mandy? A. Her career now is different from what she trained as for a year. B. She started off as a successful singer. C. Her favorite job after finishing school was working as a nurse. D. She now works as a DJ in a great new band. 2. Mandy started working as a DJ _____________. A. after she lost her job as a nurse B. before looking after elderly people C. once she could afford the equipment D. when she first left school 3. What does Mandy say about her singing career? A. It took years of practice. B. It started by chance. C. She entered a singing competition in Ireland D. It began with a song that she wrote. 4. What is Mandy’s new song about? A. changing your mind B. being satisfied with life C. making new friends D. finding life difficult 5. How does Mandy feel about her new CD? A. uncertain about some electronic music B. pleased with what she’s achieved C. sure that people will like it D. sorry that it wasn’t ready on time 6. Mandy’s favorite songs are those which _____________. A. are performed by male singers B. are written by female artists C. are easy to dance to D. have interesting words 7. In the future, Mandy plans to _____________. A. run her own business B. learn another instrument C. sing and dance in a night club D. work in television

3 II. GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL ITEMS (5 POINTS) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. _____________ enough passion and determination, she _____________ this level of success. A. Were she not to have – wouldn’t be achieved B. Had she not had - wouldn’t have achieved C. Had it not been for - would have achieved D. Provided she had had – would not have achieved 2. The extensive winds that have been _____________ Florida will move away as the weekend draws to a close. A. battering B. punching C. cracking D. thumping 3. Round and round _____________. A. the wheels of the engine went B. went the wheels of the engine C. did the wheels of the engine go D. going the wheels of the engine 4. _____________ their heads in his direction, he knew they were interested. A. Seeing them both turn B. On Seeing they both turn C. When he saw them both to turn D. After seeing them both to have turned 5. I’m incredibly sorry that I broke your Ming vase; is there anything to that I can do to _____________ amends? A. make B. take C. do D. have 6. Tom: “_____________” – Mike: “I won’t say no!” A. How are things with you, Mike? B. Mike, do you know where the scissors are? C. What about playing badminton this afternoon? D. What’s your favorite, tea or coffee? 7. The professor gave a lecture which was _____________ for a freshman like me. A. too much really hard B. much too really hard C. really hard too much D. really much too hard 8. If you agreed to work for our company, your income would be _____________ your present one. A. as twice much as B. as much as twice of C. twice as higher as that D. twice as high as that of 9. We camped in the middle of _____________ and all we could hear were the sounds of wild animals A. nowhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. somewhere 10. The only room available was, to say the least _____________. There was no carpet, no curtains, and the only furniture was a bed and a small bedside table. A. snug B. dreary C. stark D. cushy