SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC GIANG CỤM THPT HUYỆN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC 2022 2023 Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian 120 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) Họ và tên thí sinh SBD Mã đề thi[.]
SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC GIANG CỤM THPT HUYỆN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC: 2022 - 2023 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 120 phút (Khơng kể thời gian phát đề) Họ tên thí sinh:… SBD:… Mã đề thi 121 - Đề thi gồm 07 trang, thí sinh làm phần trắc nghiệm vào phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm; phần tự LƯU Ý: luận làm vào tờ giấy thi - Thí sinh khơng sử dụng từ điển tài liệu khác A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (70 điểm) Listening Part 1: For questions 1- 10, you will listen to short conversations Listen and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions You will listen to the recording ONCE Question 1: What does the man mean? A The coffee is much better this morning B The coffee tastes extremely good C This morning he definitely wants some coffee D The coffee isn’t very good Question 2: What does the man mean? A Two times a week the class meets for an hour B The two classes meet in an hour and a half C Each half of the class is an hour long D The class meets three hours per week Question 3: What does the woman mean? A The plane is going to take off soon B A few minutes ago, the flight departed C The fight will start in a while D They are frightened about the departure Question 4: What does the man mean? A He needs to start working on changing the due date B He hasn't yet begun his project C He’s been working steadily on his science project D He's supposed to his science project next week Question 5: What does the conversation probably take place? A In a restaurant B In a hospital delivery room C In a florist shop D At the post office Part 2: You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called Swanton Listen and mark the letter A, B, or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions You will listen to the recording ONCE Question 6: Where is the town of Swanton located? A on a hill B by a lake C near the sea Question 7: What does Jack like most about living in Swanton? A There are opportunities for climbing nearby B There is interesting wildlife near the town C There is plenty of activity in the town Question 8: What does Jack say about entertainment in Swanton? A Its football club has done well this year B A music festival takes place in the town C An arts centre has recently opened Question 9: Jack is worried about the environment of Swanton because A there are few wild birds around today B pollution has destroyed the plants in one area Mã đề 121 Page 1/7 C the water in the river is dirty Question 10: What does Jack say about the way Swanton has changed? A He preferred the town when it was smaller B He thinks it is a more interesting place C He is sorry that there are fewer jobs available Part 3: You will hear a LECTURE in an American government class Listen and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions You will listen to the recording ONCE Question 11: What is the lecture mainly about? A An important feature of the U.S presidential election B A comparison of different voting systems C method in Alaska for ensuring fair election results D The essential criteria used for choosing a candidate Question 12: According to the professor, who becomes an elector? A A candidate for political office B A member of a political party C U.S senator or representative D A trained member of the public Question 13: Why does the professor say this: "Don't get confused here The senators and the representatives are not the same people as the electors." A To remind students of the elector's duties B To clear up a possible confusion C To help explain the exact number of electors D To correct something she said earlier Question 14: Why does the professor use the example of Alaska in the lecture? A To remind students of the number of electors in certain states B To show why states with small populations are powerful C To develop the students' understanding of electoral politics D To explain the number of electors each state has Question 15: Which candidate wins the presidential election? A The one who wins the most states B The one who wins the biggest states C The one who receives the most votes from the electors D The one who receives the most votes from the public Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct Question 16: Germany, in companion with France, has now lifted the ban on the export of live animals to Europe A has B in companion C to D lifted the ban Question 17: You needn’t give me any more advices because, from now on, I can cope with it on my own A cope with B needn’t give C on my own D more advices Question 18: Our chemistry professor is believed to meet Einstein when he was a student A is B chemistry C he was D to meet Question 19: Few people look forward to losing their jobs, don't they? A don’t they B to losing C their D Few Question 20: We, that is — him and myself — decided to stay in Birmingham until all our friends return from London A until B myself C that is D return Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language Rather, it’s a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have nonobvious counterparts from tongue to tongue - or words that have Mã đề 121 Page 2/7 several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”, which means frothing to the Spanish audience The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” - an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea There are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says - actually a sentence behind Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said Question 21: Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for? A A large meeting of many nations B A business transaction between two foreign speakers C A transaction of a foreign book D An interpretation of a major literary work Question 22: The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of interpreting is A highly valued and admired B very complex and demanding C simpler than it really is D based on principles of business Question 23: The phrase “the former” refers to A simultaneous interpreters B the booth C the conference D consecutive interpreters Question 24: The word “rather” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A in general B in brief C on the contrary D as a result Question 25: What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and a consecutive interpreter? A The money they are paid B The type of dictionary they use C The size of group with whom they work D Their proficiency in the language Question 26: What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of? A Shorthand skills and a notepad B Headphones and a booth C Advanced technical style in writing D A dictionary or phrase book Question 27: The example “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” is used to A stress the importance of word for word translation B emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said C point out the difference in attributes of animals in English arid Spanish D show the differences in language A and language B Question 28: What is the purpose of the passage? A To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters B To state the qualifications of an interpreter C To point out the importance of an interpreter D To explain the scope of interpreting Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given Question 29: As soon as James started working, he realized that his decision had not been a good one A Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one B Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it C No sooner had James begun his new job than he knew his decision was wrong D Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one Question 30: I am not with you in London right now I can’t show you some places of interest Mã đề 121 Page 3/7 A If only I had been with you in London right now and could show you some places of interest B As long as I am with you in London right now, I can show you some places of interest C I wish I were with you in London right now and could show you some places of interest D If I am with you in London right now, I can show you some places of interest Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions In the last third of the nineteenth century a new housing form was quietly being developed I n 1869 the Stuyvesant, considered New York’s first apartment house was built on East Eighteenth Street The building was financed by the developer Rutherfurd Stuyvesant and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the first American architect to graduate from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris Each man had lived in Paris, and each understood the economics and social potential of this Parisian housing form But the Stuyvesant was at best a limited success In spite of Hunts inviting faỗade, the living space was awkwardly arranged Those who could afford them were quite content to remain in the more sumptuous, single-family homes, leaving the Stuyvesant to newly married couples and bachelors The fundamental problem with the Stuyvesant and the other early apartment buildings that quickly followed, in the 1870’s and early 1880’s was that they were confined to the typical New York building lot That lot was a rectangular area 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep–a shape perfectly suited for a row house The lot could also accommodate a rectangular tenement, though it could not yield the square, well-lighted, and logically arranged rooms that great apartment buildings require But even with the awkward interior configurations of the early apartment buildings, the idea caught on It met the needs of a large and growing population that wanted something better than tenements but could not afford or did not want row houses So while the city’s newly emerging social leadership commissioned their mansions, apartment houses and hotels began to sprout in multiple lots, thus breaking the initial space constraints In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, large apartment houses began dotting the developed portions of New York City, and by the opening decades of the twentieth century, spacious buildings, such as the Dakota and the Ansonia finally transcended the tight confinement of row house building lots From there it was only a small step to building luxury apartment houses on the newly created Park Avenue, right next to the fashionable Fifth Avenue shopping area Question 31: It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870’s and 1880’s had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT A It was rectangular B Its room arrangement was not logical C It had limited light D It was spacious inside Question 32: Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success? A It was in a crowded neighborhood B The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient C There were no shopping areas nearby D Most people could not afford to live there Question 33: The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in line 22 because A they were built on a single building lot B they are famous hotels C they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings D their design is similar to that of row houses Question 34: Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the late 1800’s? A The city officials of New York wanted housing that was centrally located B Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses C The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs D Large families needed housing with sufficient space Question 35: It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York’s first apartments were A unemployed B highly educated C young D wealthy Question 36: The word “inviting” in line is closest in meaning to A open B encouraging C asking D attractive Mã đề 121 Page 4/7 Question 37: The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to A row houses B hotels C apartment buildings D single-family homes Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) for the questions Question 38: She grabbed it firmly, got to her feet and walked past him with her nose in the air A arrogantly B modestly C unostentatiously D humbly Question 39: She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test A exhilarating B relaxing C comfortable D nervous Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Question 40: A leather B mean C heather D feather Question 41: A contribution B motion C apology D context Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 42: During the third quarter of the 20th century, coincidence with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many general-interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business A like a cat on a hot tin roof B like you need a hole in the head C like a streak of lightning D like hot cakes Question 43: Jane found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career A disagreement B controversy C harmony D fighting Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given Question 44: Twice as many men as women are insurance agents A Women are twice as likely as men to have sold insurance B Male insurance agents outnumber female agents C More men than women have insurance D Insurance is twice as difficult to sell to women as to men Question 45: The manager often has his documents sorted out by his personal assistant A The personal assistant asked the manager to sort out the documents for him B The manager often places his documents next to his personal assistant C The manager sorts his documents out with the help of his personal assistant D The manager usually asks his personal assistant to sort out his documents Question 46: The suspect denied having been present at the bank when the robbery took place A The suspect confirmed that he was around the bank at the time of the robbery B The suspect refused to be present at the bank when the robbery took place C The suspect refused to say where he was when the robbery took place D The suspect said that he was not present at the bank when the robbery took place Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank Keeping fit and staying healthy have, not surprisingly, become a growth industry (47) apart from the amount of money spent each year on doctors’ prescriptions and approved medical treatment, huge sums are now spent on health foods and remedies of various kinds, from vitamin pills to mineral water, (48) health clubs and keep- fit books and videos We are more concerned than ever, it seems, (49) water we drink and the air we breathe, and are smoking less, though not yet drinking less alcohol This does not appear to mean that coughs and sneezes have been banished, or that we can all expect to live to a hundred To give a personal example, one of my friends, who is a keep- fit fanatic, a non- smoker and teetotaler, and who is very (50) about what he eats, is at present languishing in bed with a wrist in plaster and a badly sprained ankle Part of his healthy (51) is to play squash every day after work, and that (52) for the ankle He also cycles everywhere, and if you have Mã đề 121 Page 5/7 ever tried to cycle through the rush-hour traffic with a sprained ankle, you will understand (53) he acquired the broken wrist For health, it seems, is not just a matter of a good diet and plenty of exercise Too much exercise can be harmful, as many joggers have discovered Eating the right food can easily become an obsession, as can overworking, which you might have to so as to be able to afford your (54) of the squash club, your mountain bike, your health food, and a few holidays in peaceful and healthy places Question 47: A So B Quite C Poles D Far Question 48: A saying B not to mention C example D beside Question 49: A than B hence C about D for Question 50: A detailed B varied C particular D interested Question 51: A lifetime B liveliness C living D lifestyle Question 52: A is B stands C caters D accounts Question 53: A where B that C how D what Question 54: A visit B subscription C share D membership Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Question 55: Lina is talking to her husband about sharing the chores equally Linda : From my point of view, all family members should share the chores equally Her husband : “ .” A There's no doubt about it B But you're right C You lied to me D It's a breathtaking view Question 56: Violent crime has been reduced since the laws came into A impact B effect C influence D affect Question 57: The damage caused by earthquakes and volcanoes is usually great because event is predictable A any B either C both D neither Question 58: “We were ten minutes late.” - “Well, it’s surprise to me.” A none B hardly C no D not Question 59: are forms of carbon has been known since the late 18th century A Diamonds B Diamonds, which C Because diamonds D That diamonds Question 60: The news was to them that they were all dead silent A too shock B so shock C such a shock D such shock Question 61: They are not buying any coal because they expect in their home by the end of September A having gas heating to be installed B having gas heating installed C to have been installed gas heating D to have gas heating installed Question 62: I was relieved to see that the new computer software was complicated to use than I had thought it would be A the most B far too C so much D much less Question 63: What a ! I have left the umbrella at home and now it starts raining A regret B sorry C shame D complaint Question 64: The research may make it possible for people to live for of years A a hundreds B a hundred C the hundred D hundreds Question 65: The woman looked the photos carefully to identify the pickpocket, but there were so many that it was soon hard to distinguish one another A in — onto B at — from C for — with D over — from Question 66: She was very , and brought me at least fifteen pairs of shoes to try on A obliged B obligated C obliging D obligatory Question 67: In the United States the states but Hawaii is an island A all of B neither of C none of D no of Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress Question 68: A instrument B emphasis C museum D recognize Mã đề 121 Page 6/7 Question 69: A cathedral Question 70: A confidence B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (30 điểm) B champagne B consolidate C creature C context D amphibian D conference Part I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS, including the words given in capital (15 pts.) Question 71: Don’t panic about something so trivial MOUNTAIN Don’t make _molehill Question 72: She has always had a good relationship with the children GOT She has always _the children Question 73: Only final-year students are allowed to use the main college car park RESTRICTED The use of the main college car park _ the final-year students Question 74: The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft RESEMBLANCE There was the final version and the initial draft Question 75: I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie” DAWNED It suddenly _ the meaning of a “freebie” was Question 76: Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed LEAF You will have to _if you want to succeed Question 77: Everybody made fun of him because he’d his hair cut so short MICKEY Everybody him because he had his hair cut so short Question 78: She was very relieved when she realized that her bag hadn’t been stolen BREATHED She _ when she realized that her bag hadn’t been stolen Question 79: Would you like to contribute something to our campaign? MAKE Would you like to our campaign? Question 80: Products which seem to lack credibility are not popular CALL There is products which seem to lack credibility Part II Writing (15 pts ) Some people believe that children should be banned from using social platforms such as Facebook and Tiktok because of their negative influences Do you agree with this? Write an essay (about 230 to 250 words) to express your own opinion THE END Mã đề 121 Page 7/7 ... the lecture? A To remind students of the number of electors in certain states B To show why states with small populations are powerful C To develop the students'' understanding of electoral politics... the public Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct Question 16: Germany, in companion... being developed I n 1869 the Stuyvesant, considered New York’s first apartment house was built on East Eighteenth Street The building was financed by the developer Rutherfurd Stuyvesant and designed