SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN LẠC PART A LISTENING Section 1: Questions 1-4 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG LẦN NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 - THPT Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Complete the notes below: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer NOTES ON SPORTS CLUB Example answer: Name of club: Kingswell Facilities available: Golf: Classes available: Kick-boxing Additional facility: (restaurant opening soon) Questions 5-8 Complete the table below: Write NO MORE THAN TWO NUMBERS for each answer MEMBERSHIP SCHEMES Type Use of facilities Cost of classes Times GOLD All Free Any time SILVER All BRONZE Restricted £ From £3 to From 10.30 to 3.30 weekdays only Section 2: Joining Annual subscription fee fee £250 £ £225 £50 £300 £ Questions 11-16 What change has been made to each part of the theatre? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16 RIVENDEN CITY THEATRE A doubled in number B given separate entrance C reduced in number D increased in size E replaced F strengthened G temporarily closed Part of the theatre 11 box office 12 shop 13 ordinary seats 14 seats for wheelchair users 15 lifts 16 dressing room Questions 17-20 Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer Play Dates Starting time Tickets available Price Royal Hunt October 13th to of the Sun 18 pm For 19 20 £ and 17 PART B PHONETICS Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from that of the others in each group A mischievous B individual C intimacy D veterinary A infamous B applicant C arguement D congenial A impotent B ignorant C admirable D introduce A primate B asset C innate D preface A monetary B analysis C development D analogous PART C LEXICO-GRAMMAR Section Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is a liar A dedicated B devoted C committed D compulsive There can be no fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment A fast B speedy C quick D sudden When you come down the hill, drive slowly because it is not obvious where the turning is A immediately B directly C instantaneously D quite At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in with the devil A cooperation B association C league D conjunction The flights are full at the moment, so you’ll have to A run a stroke of luck B get a better luck C be down on your luck D take pot luck The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, _, and the pond’s location A what the quality of the water is B how is the water quality C the quality of water D what is the water quality Many habitats change the types of plants and animals that live there A with respect to B in respect for C as for D as against Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be by our center A put down B turned over C passed away D taken out John first dabbled buying old maps for his collection A in B on C at D for 10 It’s a matter of urgency to put right at once but nothing suitable to mind A returns B emerges C sprouts D springs Section Give the correct form of the word in brackets to best complete each sentence We are the only animal that chooses what it will look like True, the chameleon changes color- but not willingly Unlike us, it doesn’t get up in the morning and ask itself, “What shall I look like today?”, but we can and Indeed, the (1 ANTIQUE) _ of body decoration points to the conclusion that it is a key factor in our development as the (2 DOMINATE) _ lifeform on our planet No human society has ever been found where some form of body decoration is not the norm By (3 CUSTOM) _ their physical appearance, our ancestors distanced themselves from the rest of the animal (4 KING) _ Within each tribe this helped them to mark out differences of role, status and (5 KIN) _ Our ancestors developed (6 ORDINARY) _ techniques of body decoration for (7 PRACTICE) _ reasons How to show where on tribe ends and another begins? How to memorably underline the (8 SIGNIFY) _ of that moment when an individual becomes an adult member of society? (9 ARGUE) _, without the expressive capabilities of such “body language” we would have been (10 FINITE) _ less successful as a species Section The passage below contains ten mistakes Write down the corresponding mistakes, and correct them Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have all concluded that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally supposed Dr Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he can elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives Even dreams and another minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details Although the physical basic for memory is not yet understood, one theory is how the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of activity Repeated references with the same information support recall In other word, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory PART D READING Section Read the following extract and choose the option (A, B, C or D) which best answers each of the following questions Mountaineers have noted that as they climb, for example, up to the 12,633-foot Humphreys Peak in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona, plant life changes radically Starting among the cacti of the Sonoran Desert, one climbs into a pine forest at 7,000 feet and a treeless alpine tundra at the summit It may seem that plants at a given altitude are associated in what can be called “communities” – groupings of interacting species The idea is that over time, plants that require particular climate and soil conditions come to live in the same places, and hence are frequently to be found together Scientists who study the history of plant life are known as paleobotanists, or paleobots for short They build up a picture of how groups of plants have responded to climate changes and how ecosystems develop But are these associations, which are real in the present, permanent? A great natural experiment took place on this planet between 25,000 and 10,000 years ago, when small changes in the earth’s orbit and axis of rotation caused great sheets of ice to spread from the poles These glaciers covered much of North America and Europe to depths of up to two miles, and then, as the climate warmed, they retreated During this retreat, they left behind newly uncovered land for living things to colonize, and as those living things moved in they laid down a record we can read now As the ice retreated and plants started to grow near a lake, they would release pollen Some would fall into the lake, sink to the bottom, and be incorporated into the sediment By drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to read the record of successive plant life around the lake The fossil record seems clear; there is little or no evidence that entire groups of plants moved north together Things that lived together in the past don’t live together now, and things that live together now didn’t live together in the past Each individual organism moved at its own pace The fossil record seems to be telling us that we should be thinking about preserving species by giving them room to maneuver – to respond to environmental changes What is the passage mainly about? A The effects of the ice age on plants B Plant migration after the ice age C The need to develop a new approach to environmental issues D Communities of plants live at different altitudes The word “radically” in line is closest in meaning to A variably B demonstrably C quickly D dramatically The author mentions “cacti” and a ”treeless alpine tundra” in paragraph to illustrate A changes in climate B the effects of the ice age C communities of plants D plant migration The word “which” in paragraph refers to _ A the responses of plants to climate changes B the current theories of ecosystems C the developments of ecosystems D plant life changes The word “axis” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A center B method C change D slowdown The word “successive” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A extinct B consecutive C accumulative D following The passage states that by drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to find successive fossils of A sediment B ice C plant life D pollen Which of the following can be inferred from the passage _ A that the migratory patterns of plants are dependent upon changes in climate B that modern conservation methods should consider the migratory patterns of plants C that current associations of plants are similar to those in the past D that another ice age is likely to occur at some time According to the passage, the movement of individual species of plants A occurs in groups B often depends upon the formation of lakes C does not occur in groups D depends upon climate and soil conditions 10 All of the following are true except A The ice age occurred when small changes affected the movement of the earth B Fossil records seem to indicate that plants will be preserved if they have sufficient room to move C Fossil records clearly show that entire groups of plants are unlikely to have moved together D In the ice age glaciers covered the world to depths of up to two miles Section Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each numbered gap in the passage below Childhood is the time when there are (1) _ responsibilities to make life difficult If a child has good parents, he is (2) _ , looked after and loved, whatever he may It is improbable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to anything in return In (3) , life is always presenting new things to the child- things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well- known A child finds pleasure playing in the rain , or in the snow His first visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure But a child has his (4) _ He is not so free to as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually told not to things, or being punished (5) _ what he has done wrong His life’s therefore not perfectly happy When a young man starts to (6) _his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities He can no longer expect (7) _ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably If he spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a child, he will be hungry And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (8) _ in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy With old age (9) _wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come (10) _ the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight A little B a few C a little D few A eaten B fed C feeded D fetched A short B term C addition D reality A injury B difficulty C problem D pain A because B by C at D for A take B have C create D earn A other B another C others D someone A progress B achievement C improvements D accomplishments A coming B come C came D had come 10 A out B across C through D back Section Read the passage carefully and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM Inflation is not a new phenomenon, but one that has existed at various times in various places In (1) severest form; however, hyperinflation can destroy a nation's economy (2) happened in revolutionary France and Weimar Germany; (3) _ bundles of notes were needed to pay for a loaf of bread But what is inflation? Briefly, it may be defined as a continual increase in prices affecting the economy The rate of inflation is determined _ (4) changes in the price level, which is an average of all prices When _ (5) prices rise while others fall, this will not necessarily affect the price level, as inflation occurs _ (6) if most major prices increase The problem with inflation is that it reduces the value of purchasing power of money, as well as eroding people's savings Wage increases which are below or equal _ (7) the level of inflation will result in a declining or static (8) of living for workers, while wage increases above the rate of inflation will merely stoke the fire for further inflation So what can a government to stop the process? It can increase taxes, raise interest rates, decrease the money supply, reduce government spending or set a ceiling _ (9) price and wage rises Why none of these is a popular measure is understandable, but if they reduce inflation _ (10) a mild two to four percent per annum, as opposed to allowing it to rise to double-digit severe inflation, it is preferable in the long run PART E WRITING Section Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic => Had People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to => The _ My decision to get up to dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing => The moment If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him => He is the most _ We were all shocked by his reaction => His reaction came _ Section 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 between TWO and SIX words, including the word given I left my last job because I didn’t really agree with my manager’s approach (EYE) => I left my last job because I _ with my manager All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault (BLAME) => All the witnesses said that _ the accident It was childish of him not to accept my apologies (REFUSED) => He _ of him No one listened to what the politician was saying last night (EARS) => What last night She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time (FOUND) => She _ the class on time Section Essay writing Some people think if students are afraid of the teacher it is better Others say that having a friendly relationship between the teachers and students is better What you think? Which one you support? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience You should write at least 250 words …………………………………… THE END…………………………………… Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu Cán coi thi khơng giải thích thêm ...Questions 1 1-1 6 What change has been made to each part of the theatre? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 1 1-1 6 RIVENDEN CITY THEATRE... closed Part of the theatre 11 box office 12 shop 13 ordinary seats 14 seats for wheelchair users 15 lifts 16 dressing room Questions 1 7-2 0 Complete the table below Write NO MORE... admirable D introduce A primate B asset C innate D preface A monetary B analysis C development D analogous PART C LEXICO-GRAMMAR Section Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the