Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 TÂY NINH 2024-2025.docx ✅

1 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT CẤP TỈNH I. LISTENING (5.0 points) Part 1: For questions 1-5, listen to a discussion about the popularity of crime fiction, and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG) according to what you hear. Write T, F, or NG in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. The podcast focuses on discussing recent developments in crime fiction. 2. According to Victor, detective stories activate the brain’s survival system. 3. Caroline claims detective fiction requires less reading between the lines. 4. Creative workers relate more to non-conformist detectives than corporate workers. 5. Fictional detectives are popular because their personality traits are rarely encouraged in real life, according to Victor. Part 2: For questions 6-10, listen to part of a TV program in which an economics professor talks about credit card spending and answer the following questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. 6. What term describes the current state of society according to Malcolm? _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the first factor contributing to the rise in credit card spending, according to Grey? _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. What types of interest rates are typically applied for late payments? _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. Which age group is targeted by credit card ads, according to Professor Grey? _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. What amount of debt do many university graduates carry, according to Charlotte? _____________________________________________________________________________ Part 3: For questions 11-15, listen to part of a conversation about estimation techniques, and write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions according to what you hear. 11. Alex gave a number in answer to the interview question because ______________. A. his initial response had been rejected B. he had conducted a simple BOTEC analysis C. it seemed like a reasonable estimate D. he was perplexed by the question’s purpose 12. Why does Marta conduct her own BOTEC? A. to showcase her skill at mental arithmetic
2 B. to highlight the inaccuracy of Alex’s estimate C. to make a comparison with Alex’s answer D. to illustrate the importance of a step-by-step method 13. What aspect of Fermi problems do Alex and Marta agree on? A. They are useful for making estimates without sufficient data. B. Fermi Olympiads merely afford people an opportunity to have their egos boosted. C. The Drake Equation is likely to produce a more accurate figure in the future. D. The Drake Equation is valuable even if current estimates aren’t especially useful. 14. Which estimate does Alex support with a rational argument? A. the population of Paris B. the number of daily customers for each petrol station C. the average frequency of filling a car with petrol D. the proportion of residents that make little use of petrol stations 15. What does Alex learn from the example of a sanity check? A. the need to follow up in the case of a discrepancy B. how a previously conducted BOTEC can reveal an apparent deception C. the value of confirming an initial estimate with an accurate measurement D. why it is important to establish maximum and minimum values Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about Celtic languages and complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Celtic languages According to the linguist, the (16) ______________ of Celtic languages is believed to have been the Alps. The northern and western parts of the British Isle, where Celtic languages survived, were never (17) ______________ by the Romans. The Celtic languages lost ground in Britain after a (18) ______________ from northern-European occupiers. Irish Gaelic was restricted to the country’s (19) ______________, which have relatively low numbers of inhabitants. Some well-known (20) ______________ in the Scottish Gaelic community are descendants of emigrants to Canada. The Manx language has been revived thanks to the (21) ______________ of local community leaders. By the end of the 20th century, virtually no (22) ______________ of Welsh remained. It is believed that the (23) ______________ of Cornish speakers forced them to use their language in secret.

4 A. Amazed by B. To amaze C. Having amazed D. Amazing 35. ______________ the numerous objections raised during the public hearings, the city council decided to proceed with the new urban development plan. A. Notwithstanding B. Hitherto C. Given D. Considering Part 2: For questions 36-40, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The pursuit of higher education is often heralded as the pinnacle of intellectual achievement, offering both prestige and potential socioeconomic mobility. However, this (36, NARRATE) ______________ is increasingly being scrutinized in the modern world. In recent years, the rising costs of tuition and student loans have made higher education increasingly (37, TENUITY) ______________ for many. As a result, some individuals opt to enter the workforce immediately after finishing secondary school, rather than pursue (38, PEDAGOGUE) ______________ studies. Nevertheless, higher education continues to play a vital role in modern society. Universities not only provide epistemology, but also foster innovation and critical thinking. The question remains, however, whether the current system is truly perennial in its present form, or if significant reforms are needed to make it more (39, EQUITY) ______________. Critics argue that without such reforms, higher education risks becoming increasingly (40, EXCLUSION) ______________, accessible only to the privileged few. On the other hand, proponents of the current system claim that it already offers diverse opportunities for a wide range of students through scholarships, financial aid, and alternative pathways. Part 3: The passage below contains 05 mistakes. For questions 41-45, UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRITE YOUR CORRECTIONS in the numbered space provided. The first one has been done as an example. 0. experiencing => experienced Scientists posit that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the solar system, experiencing a cataclysmic impact event approximately 4 billion years ago, when it was struck by an asteroid of monumental proportions. This asteroid, is estimated to be around 185 miles in diameter - an order of magnitude larger than the Chicxulub impactor that precipitated the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event on Earth - likely inflicted profound and long-lasting geophysical repercussions on Ganymede. The collision is hypothesized to have induced a reorientation of Ganymede’s rotational axis, such that the resultant impact crater now consistently faces away from Jupiter, akin with a tidally locked configuration. The immense energy released by the asteroid’s impact created an initial crater possibly spanning up to 1,000 miles in diameter. The resulting debris from the collision may have significance altered Ganymede’s