Tiêu đề ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG 12 CỤM TRƯỜNG THPT 2024-2025.pdf ✅

1 CỤM TRƯỜNG THPT ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KỲ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề Đề KS có: 20 trang I. LISTENING (20 points) You will hear a woman called Sally Batting talking about her experiences in the Antarctic. For questions 1-5, choose (A, B, C, or D). (10pts) 1. Sally was inspired to go to the Antarctic by _____________. A. her uncle B. an Arctic explorer C. an adventure story D. her favorite TV presenter 2. On her first visit to Antarctic Sally travelled mainly on _____________. A. a bike B. a sled C. snow shoes D. two wheels 3. It was the _____________ that first struck Sally about the Antarctic. A. brightness B. snow C. daylight D. cold 4. Sally found out that _____________ was the hardest thing to deal with in the Antarctic. A. isolation B. physical exertion C. pitching the camp D. wind 5. What Sally missed most on her long cycle trip was _____________. A. a cup of coffee B. hot bath C. her own comfy bed D. delicious cappuccino TRANSCRIPT Hello, my name is Sally Batting and I'm here today to talk to you about cycling in the Antarctic. You might well wonder what an Earth made me decide to do something so crazy. Most people usually imagine that I went there because of my uncle, who made a name for himself many years ago as an Arctic explorer. But in fact, if anything, he put me off with his stories of frostbite and other uncomfortable experiences. It was only when I was about 12 and saw a film of a TV presenter who I particularly liked crossing the Antarctic, that I began to want to go there myself one day (1). Little did I imagine then that I'd actually have been there twice before I was 25. I've always loved cycling and my dream was to be the first person to make it to the south pole on a bike. I did eventually get there on two wheels, though I didn't end up being the first person to do so. Anyway, the first time I made it to Antarctica, I didn't get as far as the pole. I covered about 150 kilometers on snowshoes (2). That was an amazing experience. I was hoping to go further by sled, but the weather conditions were against us, and we had to return to our camp on the coast. Despite those problems with the weather, I fell in love with the Antarctic on that first trip. You'd imagine that it would be the extreme cold that strikes you when you first arrive there, but in fact, you're so well wrapped
2 up in all the appropriate clothing that you hardly noticed that. I certainly didn't find it a problem. What impressed me most was actually the brightness, resulting from snow all around, combined with 24-hour daylight (3). I was there in the Antarctic summer, of course. So, as I said, I didn't make it to the pole on that first trip, but I went home determined to get back there as soon as I could. I'd been intending to become a doctor, but decided to postpone my studies and earn some money to finance my next trip. I'd always been quite good with engines, and I found a job as a mechanic. I did lots of overtime, and after two years, I made enough to head back to Antarctica, with all the gear I needed to make a bid for the pole. The route to the pole from the coast is in three sections, which are usually referred to as legs. The first is basically a steep climb, inland and upwards from the coast to the Patriot Hills. The second is flatter, and generally less hard-going. I must admit I found that the most enjoyable stretch. Then, there's the third leg, and that's undoubtedly the most demanding. This is the long hard climb to the pole, which lies about 2,800 metres above sea level. It was all rather harder than I'd anticipated. I managed to cope with the physical exertion, as I'd been doing a lot of very demanding training before I set out. It was still exhausting, though, and the isolation was desperately hard to deal with, and even worse was the wind. That was so strong at times that I simply had to pitch camp and wait till it eased off (4). Of course, I felt very lonely at there at times, but I was able to stay in touch with family and friends. Modern methods of communication have certainly transformed life for explorers and everyone else adventuring far from civilization. I kept a blog, and so my family knew exactly how I was getting on, and they were able to add messages of encouragement to it, which did a great deal to keep me going. People often ask what I missed most on the trip, and that's a hard one to answer. I really wished I could be lying in my own comfy bed at times, but was usually too tired to think about it too much. I did long for a hot bath, though. That was the first thing I wanted to have when I got home (5). I didn't really miss any kind of food or anything, though I must admit, I've never enjoyed a cup of coffee more than the delicious cappuccino I had on the flight home. Part 2. You will hear a telephone conversation between the hotel receptionist and a customer about a mistaken reservation. Listen and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10pts) Hotel Check-in The guest’s mane: 6. ______ Charles Nelson ______. Reservation date: 7. ______ eighteenth/ 18th ______. 8. ______ Honey suite ______. cancelled
3 Final discount: 9. ______ 25%______. 10. ______ Free breakfast ______. available at weekends TRANSCRIPT Guest: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight. Hotel Clerk: And your name? Guest: It’s Nelson. Charles Nelson. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Mr. Nelson. Okay. That’s a room for five, and . . . Guest: Excuse me? You mean a room for five dollars? I didn’t know the special was so good. Hotel Clerk: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for five guests was booked under your name. Guest: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let’s check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight . . . Guest: Ah. There’s the problem. My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Nelson. [Uhh] You must have two guests under the same name. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh. Okay. Here we are. Guest: Yeah. Hotel Clerk: Charles Nelson. A room for one for the 19th . . . Guest: Wait, wait! It was for tonight (18th). Not tomorrow night. Hotel Clerk: Hum. Hum. I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight. There’s a convention going on in town, and uh, let’s see. Yeah, no rooms. Guest: Ah come on! You must have something. Anything. Hotel Clerk: Well. We do have some rooms under renovation with just a roll-a-way bed. [U-hh] None of the normal amenities like a TV or working shower or toilet. Guest: Ah man. Come on. There must be something else. Hotel Clerk: Well. Let, let me check my computer here. Ah! Guest: What? Hotel Clerk: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available. Guest: Great. I’ll take it. Hotel Clerk: But I’ll have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night. Guest: Ah. Man. I should get a discount for the inconvenience. Hotel Clerk: Well. The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast. Guest: Hey. Isn’t the breakfast free anyway? Hotel Clerk: Well, only on weekends.
4 Guest: I want to talk to the manager. Hotel Clerk: Wait, wait, wait Mr. Nelson. I think I can give you an additional 15 percent discount and I’ll throw in a free room for the next time you visit us. Guest: That’ll be a long time. II. PHONETICS (5 points) Part 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. exhaust B. exchange C. example D. exist /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ /ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/ /ɪɡˈzɪst/ 2. A. studious B. lullaby C. gunnery D. muscular /ˈstjuːdiəs/ /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ /ˈɡʌnəri/ /ˈmʌskjʊlər/ 3. A. hyperlink B. hydrogen C. hygiene D. hysteria /ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk/ /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/ /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ /hɪˈstɪəriə/ Part 2. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. 4. A. mausoleum B. conservative C. disqualify D. magnificent /ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/ /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ 5. A. optimist B. accuracy C. continent D. artificial /ˈɒptɪmɪst/ /ˈækjʊrəsi/ /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/ III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points) Part 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (15 points) 1. I _____________ knitting you a pullover last weekend, but I broke my left hand when playing roller-skating. A. was to finish B. would finish C. was going to finish D. didn’t finish - was to V: dự định làm gì trong QK và đã làm được => loại vì điều đó không xảy ra do có but phía sau - would finish dùng trong mệnh đề chính của câu điều kiện loại 2 trái HT => loại vì đây không phải câu điều kiện - was going to V: dự định làm gì nhưng không xảy ra vì 1 lý do nào đó - Loại D vì sai nghĩa Dịch câu: Tôi đã định sẽ đan cho bạn một chiếc áo len vào cuối tuần trước, nhưng tôi đã bị gãy tay khi chơi trượt patin. (nên không đan được)