Tiêu đề Đề thi hsg anh cấp tỉnh 12 Nghệ An bảng A 2022-2023.docx ✅

3 A. confident he could fit in with other students at the university B. pleased that the university’s facilities were so modern C. surprised that he could talk to so many of the staff D. reassured that his questions were answered 20. Farid suggests Tamsin’s letter of application to a university should include more than about ______. A. her commitment to a subject​​​​​​ B. her positive attitude to learning C. her ability to express herself in writing​​ D. her clear long-term aims For questions 21-25, listen and write TRUE if the statement is true or FALSE if the statement is false. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 21. Farid’s sister thought that having a gap year travelling to many countries was a good choice. 22. According to Tamsin, if students go to university, they can find a job more easily thanks to their qualifications. 23. A fairly large number of students work while studying to support themselves financially. 24. Tamsin is not sure whether he should go straight to university. 25. Farid went to University Open Day two weeks ago and met some studying Spanish. SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points) Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. The new curriculum has been designed to ______ students’ learning by combining theory with hands-on practice. A. alleviate ​ B. optimize​ C. sharpen ​​D. exaggerate 2. Plastic pollution is currently one of the biggest problems ______the marine environment with an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean annually. A. affecting ​B. affected​ C. having affected ​​D. to have affected 3. In spite of working their fingers to the______ , all the staff were made redundant. A. nail​ B. edge​ C. flesh​​ D. bone 4. It is not fair the way my sister is always ______for special treatments. A. singled out​ B. picked off ​C. taken on​​ D. laid aside 5. At the press conference, the Minister clearly stated that medical research would ______ precedence over space projects. A. make ​B. take​ C. give ​​ D. do 6. The consultant called in by the firm had a ______of experience bearing on the problem. A. wealth​ B. carton ​ C. bank​​ D. hoard
4 7. When I started to study archaeology, I knew ______ no Latin, but within a year I could read it rather well. A. barely​ B. entirely ​C. scarcely ​​ D. virtually 8. During exploration, problems that we can’t solve on our own can arise, ______ ? A. do they ​ B. don’t they ​ C. can’t they ​​ D. can they 9. ______ more points to discuss, the meeting has now come to an end. A. On account of​ B. Regardless of​ C. Not having ​​ D. There being no Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 10. When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other are immutable and will never alter. A. constantly ​ B. alterable ​ C. everlasting ​​ D. unchangeable Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 11. He was jumping the gun when he gave up his job to start university. Now he has found out he can't get a grant. A. shooting someone with his gun​ B. finishing something too soon C. doing something at the right time​ D. doing something with enthusiasm Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges 12. Mary is talking to David about the benefits of volunteering. Mary: “As far as I know, doing charity is a really beneficial work which helps a lot for individuals and society as a whole” David: “___________” A. I take part in this campaign.​ B. You have a point there.​ C. That sounds great.​​ D. That’s fine for me. Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. Line 1 2 Coffee, one of the world's most wide consumed beverages, was not always so ubiquitous or popular. At times a carefully guarded secret, at other a banned drink, nature's