Nội dung text ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 HÀ TĨNH 2022-2023.pdf
2 C. how difficult the children could be. 2. Kate decided to start her own magazine for children ____________. A. because both children and parents suggested the idea. B. when she was working in publishing for children. C. after considering what was available for children. 3. What does Kate say about enthusiasm? A. Children respond positively to it. B. Children cannot maintain it for long. C. Children experience it more than adults. 4. Kate says that the age range for the magazine ____________. A. may change to some extent in the future. B. may not be exactly what it is stated to be. C. has been decided after asking parents. 5. Kate says that one of her aims for the magazine is to ____________. A. include subjects that children don’t normally read about. B. create an interest in subjects some children consider boring. C. encourage children to choose what they want as a career. Part 4: You will hear a part of an interview with a man called Ewan Richardson , who is trying to persuade people to use less paper. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. Every year, the average UK citizen uses about ____________ of paper. Most of the world’s paper comes from very____________ forests. The production of paper causes terrible ____________ in some places. The destruction of the forests is a much bigger cause of global warming than ____________. Ewan says that there are already paper recycling bins in many ____________. You can use less paper by avoiding unnecessary ____________ when you are studying or working. You can often reuse ____________ that you have received. To receive less junk mail, don’t ask for ____________ when you buy something. Stop receiving any magazines you don’t always read, or ____________ them with others. Most ____________ published in Britain are now printed on recycled paper. II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
3 Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes. 1. In one year’s time, she ____________ in this company for 15 years. A. will be working B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work 2. I’m incredibly sorry that I broke your valuable vase; is there anything that I can do to ____________ amends? A. have B. take C. do D. make 3. I don’t believe there’s a ____________ of evidence that could be held against him. A. grain B. shred C. strain D. drop 4. Most armies around the world use satellite technology to ____________ orders. A. emit B. impart C. release D. relay 5. I think that it is important for him to be financially independent ____________? A. isn’t it B. is it C. doesn’t he D. do I 6. Tom is talking to John in a café. - Tom: You should never have shouted at your mother! - John: “____________”. A. Famous last words B. Well, you live and learn C. It’s a small word D. You can’t win them all 7. Although she had been told quite ____________ to pull herself together, she simply couldn’t stop crying. A. rigidly B. sternly C. unrelentingly D. unsympathetically 8. ____________ the government fall, the stock market will crash. A. Provided B. In case C. Had D. Should 9. After several hours on the road they became ____________ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by nightfall. A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned 10. Richard, my neighbour, ________ in World War II. A. says to fight B. says to have fought C. is said to fight D. is said to have fought 11. I was sitting on the bus when I heard this odd ____________ of conversation. A. lumps B. air C. snatch D. stab 12. The clinic experienced an ____________ of support from the community when they were threatened with closure. A. outpouring B. outbreak C. overflowing D. outbursting 13. We were ____________ of our lives when the lightening struck the trees beside us. A. out of thin air B. over the edge C. under a cloud D. within an inch