Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 TUYÊN QUANG 2020-2021.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TUYÊN QUANG ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi có 16 trang ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 11/10/2020 SECTION I: LISTENING (5 points) There are 4 parts in this section. You will hear each part TWICE. Part 1. You will hear a woman being interviewed by a market researcher in a health club about the membership of the club. Listen and answer the questions that follow. HEALTH CLUB CUSTOMER RESEARCH Example: Answer Name: Selina Thompson Occupation (1) _______________ Age group (2) _______________ Type of membership (3) _______________ Length of membership (4) _______________ years Why joined Recommended by a (5) _______________ Visits to club per month Eight on average Facility used most (6) _______________ Facility not used (if any) Tennis court (because reluctant to (7) _______________) Suggestions for improvement Have more (8) _______________ Install (9) _______________ in the gym Open (10) _______________ later at weekend Part 2. You are going to listen to an education officer talking to students who are going to start a one - week work placement at the museum. Listen and circle the correct answer (A, B or C) for each question. MUSEUM WORK PLACEMENT 11. On Monday, what will be the student’s working day? A. 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. B. 8.45 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. C. 9.00 a.m. – 4.45 p.m.
2 12. While working in the museum, students are encouraged to wear _______________. A. formal clothing such as a suit B. a cap with museum logo C. their own casual clothes 13. If students are ill or going to be late, they must inform _______________. A. the museum receptionist B. their museum supervisor C. their school placement tutor 14. Their most popular task while on work placement is usually _______________. A. making presentation in local primary school B. talking to elderly people in care homes C. conducting workshop in the museum 15. The best form of preparation before starting their work placement is to read _______________. A. the history of museum on the website B. the museum regulations and safety guidance C. notes made by previous work placement students Part 3. For questions 1-9, listen to a sociology lecturer talking about shopping habits and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 16. In the past, shops often had a limited range of goods. 17. There are similar shops in most towns today. 18. There are price reductions all the time. 19. The most popular method of payment in this day and age is credit card. 20. Online shopping is popular because it’s convenient and time-saving. Part 4. You will hear part of a discussion between two experts in linguistics, Jay Ore and Toll Keane, about learning foreign languages, facilitated by Miriam Potsbarn. For questions 21-25, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 21. What do we learn about the speakers' foreign language credentials? A. Both men are fluent in all the foreign languages they've studied. B. The woman is presently studying Spanish. C. Both men are fluent in at least three languages. D. Two of the speakers claim not to be proficient in a language they learned.
3 22. What do the two men suggest about language learning? A. Success is largely dependent on the quality of teaching. B. There is no substitute for effort. C. The process of learning a language is a life-long one. D. A desire to speak many languages is more than enough. 23. In what sense is quality of teaching important? A. Teachers can act as facilitators to speed up learning. B. Good teachers motivate their students. C. Bad teachers create skeptical students. D. Bad teachers can turn motivated students off learning 24. The two male speakers have designed a course that _______________. A. focuses on grammar and structure initially. B. initially immerses students in a second-language environment. C. enables students to make progress and see results quickly. D. is seldom taught in the language being learned. 25. What happens after the first three weeks of the course? A. Learners are no longer shown how they are progressing. B. There is a shift to a more conventional style of learning. C. The focus of teaching switches to basic practical language. D. Learners recognize their closeness to attaining fluency. SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4 points) Part 1. Choose one word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer. 26. The similarities between all three crimes were such that they could not be _______________ chance. A. put down to B. inferred from C. turned down D. referred to 27. The company _______________ its success to the quality of its products. A. pays B. lends C. sells D. owes 28. _______________ weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning A. On account of B. According to C. Because of D. Due to 29. She was _______________ disappointed when she learned that she had not got the job. A. gravely B. fully C. highly D. bitterly 30. The president’s popularity has eroded since the publication of a recent newspaper article _______________.
4 A. recovered B. shifted C. intensified D. deteriorated 31. Relief workers _______________ hundreds of crates of second-hand clothing which had been donated. A. unpacked B. revealed C. unwrapped D. unveiled 32. _______________ TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise! A. Do you watch B. Are you watching C. Watched you D. Have you been watching 33. The relation between two countries has become very _______________ after the unpleasant incident at the border. A. reckless B. excitable C. feverish D. tense 34. The refreshments were _______________ and no extra charge was made. A. obligatory B. fundarable C. complimentary D. honoraly 35. Many people don’t want to live in big cities _______________ they are often heavily polluted. A. despite B. because C. although D. seen that 36. We couldn’t find a hotel room so we _______________ sleep in the car. It was awful. A. must B. should C. had to D. could 37. _______________ individuals are those whose share the same hobbies, interests or points of view A. Light-hearted B. Light-minded C. Even-handed D. Open-minded 38. I regret _______________ you that your school report this semester is not very good. A. to tell B. telling C. told D. to be told 39. When the police investigate crime, they _______________ evidence such as fingerprints, hair or clothing. A. look into B. look up to C. look after D. look for 40. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _______________ his financial situation A. regardless of B. owing to C. in term of D. with reference to 41. To the bake fish, _______________ butter and place it in generously greased rectangular pan. A. it brushes with B. with its brushes C. brushing it with D. brush it with 42. _______________ that he could buy a town in the USA. A. Was his wealth B. So wealthy he was C. So wealth he was D. His wealth was such 43. Books and magazines _______________ around made his room very untidy. A. that lie B. laying C. which lied D. lying 44. I’m sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic _______________ when you explain the situation to her. A. eye B. ear C. mood D. hand