Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 12 số 1

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION. (The recoding will play TWICE.)
Part 1. Questions 1 – 10.
You will hear an interview with Alan Burgers, who has just returned from the Arctic where he
was filming polar bears. Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your
answers onto the separate answer sheet.
FILMING POLAR BEARS
It took the team approximately (1)___ to make the film. Of all the places Alan went to, Alaska
was the (2)___. Alan found that clothes made of (3)___ were best for keeping warm. The team disguised
their camera equipment with (4)___ paint. Polar bears have a strong (5)___. In the summer, polar bears
may lose as much as (6)___ of their body weight. Polar bears eat plants in order to obtain (7)___ to
improve their usual diet. Baby polar bears can be seen playing in the snow from the month of (8)___. On
an occasion, a polar bear almost managed to enter Alan’s (9)___. Alan is going to work on a number of
(10)___ for university students.
Part 2. Questions 11 – 15.
You will hear part of an interview with a singer-songwriter called Nick Chalke, who is talking
about his career. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your
answers onto the separate answer sheet.
11. What has recently helped Nick to produce so much work in a short space of time?
A. the thought of potential income B. the opportunity to alter his image
C. a sense of artistic freedom D. a change of instrument
12. Musicians who participated in the recording of Nick’s work were unhappy about _______.
A. the delay in receiving their fee B. faults in the computer equipment
C. the lack of time allocated by the studio D. restrictions on the type of instrument allowed
13. When he was offered a contract to work with younger pop singers, Nick felt _____.
A. dissatisfied with the terms of the agreement B. unwilling to take his wife’s advice about it

C. sure that it wouldn’t be good for his career D. worried about his ability to get the best deal
14. What does Nick say about the concept of ‘the blue’?
A. It can exist outside music. B. It is easy to write songs about.
C. It is a popular genre for performers. D. It provides a lucrative topic for music journalists.
15. When asked about writing songs, Nick says that he ___.
A. completes a song every morning B. needs peace in order to compose
C. sometimes uses his children’s ideas D. is often inspired by his local scenery
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Questions 16 – 40 are incomplete sentences. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best completes
the sentence. Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
16. It is one of the most ____ books on the topics.
A. Interests B. interested C. interesting D. interest
17. The trend toward shorter working hours ____.
A. continue B. continues C. continually D. continuous
18. You need about forty different nutrients to stay ____.
A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healthiness
19. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only ___ the hot, humid air.
A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back
20. Dance is the subject of ____ movies playing over the holiday season.
A. none B. any C. hardly D. several
21. From the turn of the century, concern for wildlife ____ to numerous international conservation
programs.
A. lead B. leads C. has led D. is leading
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22. To vacation at that mountain resort, you must make reservations two to three months _____.
A. first B. before hand C. advanced D. forward
23. Information listed in this timetable is subject to change without ____.
A. observation B. stress C. presentation D. notice
24. Mrs Barker gave a short speech after lunch to express her ____ for her retirement gift.

A. appeasement B. applause C. apportionment D. appreciation
25. Coral, popular for necklaces, _____ made of tiny sea animals.
A. and B. which C. is D. it
26. Participation in the program is ____, but often reaches ninety percent.
A. voluntary B. volunteer C. voluntarily D. volunteering
27. _____ in local bus service have brought increased standard of living to the area.
A. Lifts B. Progressions C. Improvements D. Elevations
28. Teachers are ____ that due to the new government regulations, there is to be no smoking in the
school.
A. reminded B. respected C. remembered D. reacted
29. Computers are now part of ____ life.
A. every day B. everyday C. each day D. another day
30. Mr. Dupt had no ___ how long it would take to prepare for the lecture.
A. knowledge B. thought C. idea D. opinion
31. This new project will help the school ____.
A. diversify B. clarify C. intensify D. modify
32. The boy did not do well in the class because ___.
A. he did bad B. he was not good studious
C. he was bad a student D. he failed to study properly
33. The more she worked, ____.
A. the less she achieved B. she achieved not enough
C. she did not achieve enough D. she was achieving less
34. People all over the world are starving ____.
A. greater in numbers B. in more numbers
C. more numerously D. in greater numbers
35. John has not been able to recall where ___.
A. does she live B. she lives C. did she live D. lived the girl
36. She would have studied medicine if she _____ to a medical school.
A. could be able to enter B. had been admitted
C. was admitted D. were admitted

37. It was not until she had arrived home ___ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she B. that she C. and she D. she
38. _____ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. The women aren’t ever D. Women who have never
39. Her grades have improved, but only ___.
A. in a small amount B. very slightly C. minimum D. some
40. Here ___ the notebook and report that I promised you last week.
A. is the B. are the C. was the D. has been a
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III. USE OF ENGLISH
Questions 41-50. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answer onto a separate answer sheet.
PROOF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDY
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and
children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (41) _____
youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (42) _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida
tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (43) _____. They found that
the sounds (44) _____ progress down by about sixty words per hour. ‘This demonstrates clearly
that it is difficult to (45) _____ with listening and writing at the same time,’ said Dr Sarah
Randall. She also (46) _____ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less
distracting than vocals. ‘All types of music (47) _____ the same effect,’ she said in her report.
‘One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (48) _____ by both vocal and
instrumental music,’ she added.
Dr Randall claimed the research (49) _____ that the idea that music could improve performance
was wrong. ‘Writing an essay is a complex (50) _____. You are recalling information and
putting it in order. An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract.’
41. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite

42. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
43. A setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
44. A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
45. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
46. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
47. A. made B. had C. brought D. kept
48. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
49. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
50. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
IV. WRITING
The mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have great influence in shaping
people’s ideas. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for
your answer.
You should write about 250 words
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