Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HSG TIẾNG ANH 12_2022_2023.docx ✅

1 TRƯỜNG THPT PHAN THÚC TRỰC Đề chính thức (Đề gồm 12 trang) KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH Bằng số: …………………….. Bằng chữ: ………………..….... Giám khảo 1: ………………………… Giám khảo 2: ………………………… SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points) Part 1. You are going to hear a talk. As you listen, fill in the missing information. For questions 1-15, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The first item in the news today is the (1)_________ that took place across the country. This was a crucial vote, which may see a (2)______________ in how the country develops over the coming years. Overall, a 54.5 per cent voter turnout was registered. This represents an increase of 11 per cent over the previous election and six per cent above (3)____________ for the past 50 years. There has also been a slight change(4)_______________, with an increase in youth turnout in the 18- to 24- and 24- to 29-year-old brackets. Despite this (5)___________, young people are still less likely to vote than older people; 84 per cent of voters in the 70 plus age group came to the (6)______________. Moving on, the global (7)______________ ONK today posted quarterly results which were above forecast. Back in March, Tim Bolling, CEO, (8)_____________ a profit warning over fears that there would be (9)___ _______ following the recall of their leading product, the 40d device. In fact, the company posted quarterly (10)___________ of US$14.8 billion which represents an increase of 11 per cent from the same quarter a year ago. They also (11)_____________ that they had sold 21 million 40d devices over the quarter. The company has provided the information that with this level of revenue, there will be a (12)___________ of 34 to 35 per cent, ultimately leading to a US$1.20 per share cash dividend awarded to (13)__________. And in our final news item we ask, will we soon be saying goodbye to coins and notes forever? The (14)____________ trend of using cashless payment options is increasing. There are a number of reasons for this development. A key reason for this is a growing interest in reducing the number of items people need to leave their homes with. As almost everyone carries a smartphone with them, and many people also have smartwatches, the ability to pay for things using one of these two technologies is particularly (15)________. More and more retailers are accepting cashless payments and in some cases they've stopped accepting cash altogether. Your answers: 1. 6. 11. 2. 7. 12. 3. 8. 13. 4. 9. 14. 5. 10. 15.
2 Part 2. In this part, you listen to a monologue or text involving interacting speakers and lasting approximately 3 minutes. There are seven multiple-choice questions. You should listen to the audio twice. Listen to a conversation in a tourist information office in Guernsey. 16.  There is a concert on Saturday night at… A. at the castle B. in the St James concert hall. C. in the Candie Gardens.   17  The woman says that Hauteville House… A. was the home of a famous writer.   B. has an excellent café.   C. has beautiful gardens.   18.  The guided walk in St Peter Port… A. starts at 1.30 and lasts two hours.   B. starts at 2.00 and lasts 1.5 hours.  C. starts at 5.00 and lasts 1.5 hours.  19. To join the guided walk, visitors must… A. buy a ticket from the information office B. meet outside the information office.  C. phone the walk leaders in advance.  20.  The man …. the Autumn Walking Festival. A. has missed   B. plans to take part in  C. is not interested in   21. What will the man buy? A. booklet of self-guided walks B. the west coast C. tickets 22.  Tennerfest is a festival to celebrate… A. history.   B. food.   C. sports. 23.  Tennerfest… A. has just finished.   B. is happening now.   C. will start soon.   24. The man can have the menu at the Atlantic at…… A. 10 a.m B. 1.30 p.m C. 2 a.m 25.  The man … the island of Jersey. A. is definitely interested in visiting   B. may visit  C. does not want to visit    Your answers: 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 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. .................had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor. A. Scarely B. Never C. No sooner D. Just 2. The ........................ feeling at the meeting was that we should go ahead. A. predicted B. pre-eminent C. predominant D. prefabricated 3. They still haven’t made a decision ______ to the new color scheme. A. on reflection B. with regard C. in view D. by contrast 4. Although_________, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a sports woman.
3 A. being disabled B. her disability C. she is disabled D. disabled 5. She was so ill that it was ________ whether she would live or not. A. win or lose B. come and go C. touch and go D. on and off 6. Their flat is ____ of a place I used to live in A. mindful B. reminiscent C. memorable D. retrospective 7. This room really could do with another _____ of paint. A. coat B. jacket C. skin D. sliver 8. I decide to _________ one or two hints that had been dropped at her cocktail party. A. follow on B. follow through C. follow after D. follow up 9. If ___________, I’ll work in a fast food place like this. A. need be B. needed to be C. needing to be D. need to be 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. Important features of dehydrated foods are their lightness in weight and their compactness. A. organic B. dried C. frozen D. healthy 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. I think having a beer during a meeting with your boss is clearly overstepping the mark. A. doing a completely acceptable thing. B. making your boss satisfied. C. do something over. D. behaving in an improper way. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges 12. Jack failed the driving test again. Jack: “Failed again, I’m afraid.” You: “______” A. Well, good luck. B. Oh, hard luck. C. Lucky you. D. I’m not sure. Your answers: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. Lin e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The truth about shopping on Instagram Instagram has had a democratic effect on fashion: there are amount of small brands that are built for the platform, or rather, Instagram built them. They can swerve all the things you usually need to set up a shop (major finance, infrastructure, bricks and mortar) and focus on a good targeted ad strategy. Some have the authentic tang of artisan fashion. Digital natives can discriminate quite easily among a genuine insurgent brand and my non- brand, non-fashion items, partly by reading reviews, partly because they can read the visual language. Paris Starn, creative director of Paris 99, a reputed Los Angeles-based brand, tells me that “a way for designers to use Instagram thoughtfully is to put the same creativity they have into designing into concepting photographs”. Live your values,
4 10 11 12 13 14 photograph your stuff in the same spirit like you created it, in other words, and people will want it. Starn explains: “Our SS19 lookbook shoot used friends of the brand to model and photograph the clothing, and took place in a decades-old diner, reference the designer’s love for American culture and baking.” You do not have to be a genius to see the difference between those and a super-airbrushed studio shot of some dungarees. Your answers: Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 13 . 17. 14 . 18. 15 . 19. 16 . 20. SECTION C. READING (70 points) Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the (1)______of options open today’s youngster – or even “ oldster” for that matter, is a far (2)_______ from the traditional party or restaurant visit. No longer is it (3)______ sufficient to invite your friends round , buy some food and get a barker to produce a cake. No, today’s birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the (4)______ expensive to the downright dangerous. Anything goes, as (5)______ as it is unusual and impressive. Top of this year ‘s popular(6)____ are as follows: taking some friends rally driving , helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting , and hot air ballooning . Then there is always group bungee jumping or taking your buddies on a stomach – churning , while water rafting(7)______ down rapids. The desire of (8)________ celebration is not restricted to the (9)________ . I recently met an octogenarian who celebrated (10)_______ the milestone of eighty by having a fly lesson. Of course, if you have money the world is your oyster. A very rich relation of mine flew fifty of his friends to a Caribbean island (11)______ the passing of his half century. Unfortunately I was only a (12)_______ relation. Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to (13)__________ the less extravagant or less adventurous among us. However, with my own half century looming