Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 VĨNH PHÚC 2022-2023.pdf ✅

1 SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi có 08 trang KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH THPT NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) 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. 6. Student Centre ____________ 7. Health Centre ____________ 8. Internet Unit ____________ 9. Complaint Office ____________ 10. Café ____________
2 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 debt C. their children will follow their advice but not their example 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
3 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.
4 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