SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI KSCL HSG 12 LẦN 1

TRƯỜNG THPT XUÂN HÒA NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

(Đề thi gồm có 6 trang) ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
_____________________ Thời gian: 90 phút
(Không bao gồm thời gian giao đề)
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A. LISTENING The recording will be played twice.

PART 1 Questions 1 – 10
Questions 1 – 5. Complete the notes below
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Events during Kenton Festival
Opening ceremony (first day)
In town centre, starting at 1. __________
The mayor will make a speech
A 2. ___________will perform
Performance of a 3.___________about Helen Tungate (a 4. ___________)
Evening fireworks display situated across the 5. ____________

Questions 6 – 10

6. __________bus stop
7. __________ train station
8. __________ tube entrance
9. __________ transport ticket office
10. _________ taxi rank

PART 2. Questions 11-20

Questions 11-15. Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.

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 Theatre trip to Munich
11. When the group meet at the airport they will have
A. breakfast B. coffee C. lunch
12. The group will be met at Munich Airport by
A. an employee at the National Theatre
B. a theatre manager
C. a tour operator
13. How much will they pay per night for a double room at the hotel?
A. 110 euros B. 120 euros C. 150 euros
14. What type of restaurant will they go to on Tuesday evening?
A. an Italian restaurant
B. a Lebanese restaurant
C. a typical restaurant of the region
15. Who will they meet on Wednesday afternoon?
A. an actor B. a playwright C. a theatre director

Questions 16-20. Fill in the blank with missing information. Write NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS for each answer.
Fire evacuation summary
If the fire alarm is activated, all staff should exit the building using the (16)___________
unless it sounds at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, in which case it is (17)_____________. Do not waste
time by picking up any bags or (18)________________. Once outside the building, staff
should follow the (19)_________________, who will direct them to the waiting area at the
back of the building. Each department has an appointed fire safety officer who is responsible
for checking all their staff have left the office. This person must then report any
(20)_____________to the fire safety manager. The fire safety manger will notify people when
it is safe to return.

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. The woman was ________ from hospital only a week after her operation.
A. discharged B. expelled C. evicted D. ejected
2. Susan’s kids ________their great displeasure whenever I came round to see her, which
made me feel ill at ease.
A. forever showed C. had forever been showing
B. were forever showing D. had forever shown
3. Let’s go to the beach; it’s ________ to sit indoors.
A. nice enough B. so nice C. too nice D. such nice
4. In the northern and central parts of Idaho and Churning rivers ___________.
A. majestic mountains are found B. found majestic mountains
C. are found majestic mountains D. finding majestic mountains
5. Our company has over 100 branches, ________ in a major urban area.
A. each locating B. the location of which C. and are located D. each located

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6. Richard started the race well but ran out of _________in the later stages.
A. food B. steam C. force D. effort
7. ______, playing music is an effective way for them to open their heart to the outside world.
A. Being visually impaired people B. Such were their visual impairments
C. Having been visually impaired D. For those with visual impairments
8. - Waiter: "Can I get you anything else?" - David: "_______"
A. I'll pay for what I have eaten. B. Could I have a look at the dessert menu?
C. Thanks for serving us so well. D. Is it cheap or expensive?
9. The book is such a ________ that I cannot put it down
A. page-turner B. best-seller C. duvet-cover D. mind-reader
10. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident
11. Jane would never forget ________the first prize in such a prestigious competition.
A. to be awarded B. being awarded C. to have awarded D. having awarded
12. Being a ______ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you
seriously.
A. fruiting B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering
13. The police ______ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. came in for B. brought about C. taken on D. held up
14. Young people are ambitious by nature, so they tend to set their ________ high on whatever
they do.
A. sights B. views C. visions D. eyes
15. Your rental agreement _______ states that no pets are allowed in the building.
A. explicitly B. credibly C. mildly D. decently

C. READING
Part 1. Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blanks to make a complete passage.
Those who (1) ________for a vegetarian diet must usually (2) _________up a variety
of aspects concerning the nutritional value of vegetables and the adequacy of vegetarian meals
in terms of the number of (3)________ provided to the body. Vegetarianism is not a new
concept, rather an ancient custom which evolved in the Far East cultures on ethical or religious
grounds.
In today’s world, it has been undertaken by many followers who for a variety of reasons
believe the vegetarian diet is more preferable to that cantaining meat. For example, there’s a
theory that animal meat wasn’t originally a component of the staple human diet as mankind
evolved from foragers who later (4)________a taste for flesh. Hence, our primeval ancestors
are alleged to have had a substantial (5)________of proteins and vitamins from natural
vegetation rather than from the meat of hunted game. What’s more, human teeth don’t
(6)________ much resemblance to those of animal carnivores, and neither is our digestive
system equivalent to the meat eaters’ one.
Apart from the enforced vegetarianism of underdeveloped communities where
populations deprived of animal protein (7)________the natural vegetation, there’s a rising
acceptance of the vegetarian diet which (8) ________to be regarded as an eccentricity.
Abstention from animal food, be it for religious, economic or humanitarian reasons, has been a

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quickly spreading custom as, surprisingly, the vegetarian diet needn’t be dull or deficient. Yet,
it does involve taking good (9)________ to supply the body with a sufficient quantity of
nutrients (10)_________from corn, seeds and cereals.
1. A. prefer B. opt C. select D. favour
2. A. judge B. weigh C. confer D. survey
3. A. nutrients B. foods C. cuisines D. condiments
4. A. generated B. acquired C. instituted D. accustomed
5. A. output B. offset C. unturn D. intake
6. A. infer B. assume C. bear D. pertain
7. A. play down on B. come in for C. fall back on D. get on for
8. A. terminates B. ceases C. concludes D. finishes
9. A. precautions B. resolutions C. precedes D. measurements
10. A. comprising B. deriving C. procuring D. providing

Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap.
A history of table tennis
Like many other sports, table tennis started out as a mild social diversion. It is actually a
descendent, (1) ________with lawn tennis and badminton, of the ancient game of tennis. It
was popular in England in the second half of the nineteenth century under its present name and
various trade names such as Whiff-Whaff and Ping-Pong, (2) _______ sought to imitate the
sound (3) _______ by the ball striking the table. The game soon (4) _______ something of a
craze and there are many contemporary references to it and illustrations of it (5) _____played,
usually in domestic surroundings.
(6) _______ the early twentieth century, the sport had already acquired some of its
present-day complexities, (7) _______ it was still seen by many as an after-dinner
amusement (8) _______ than a sport. An account published in 1903 found it necessary to warn
players (9) _______ the wearing of evening dress, but went on to give detailed technical advice
about the pen-holder grip and tactics.
Over the next 60 years, table tennis developed into a worldwide sport, played by up to 30
million competitive players and countless millions who played less seriously. (10)_________
getting faster, more subtle and more demanding all the time, the game has not changed in its
essence since the earliest days.

Part 3. Read the following extract and choose the option (A, B, C or D) which best
answers each of the following questions
Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living
creatures, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea
cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other
eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating
for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?
For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities the sea cucumber has subsisted
on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet under rocks
in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and
Pacific shores it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are
present.

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 Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to
sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures
are cucumber-shaped-hence their name-and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this
shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe
from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the
capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding sparingly or not at all for
long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If
it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would
probably starve thenselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its
major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the water.
It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and
regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if surrounding water
temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason for the sea cucumber's name
B. What makes the sea cucumber unusual
C. How to identify the sea cucumber
D. Places where the sea cucumber can be found
2. In line 3, the word "bizarre" is closest meaning to
A. odd B. marine C. simple D. rate
3. According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?
A. It helps them to digest their food
B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger
C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud
D. It makes them attractive to fish.
4. The words "this faculty" in paragraph 4 refer to the sea cucumber's ability to
A. aqueeze into crevices B. devour all available food in a short time
C. suck up mud or sand D. live at a low metabolic rate
5. The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers D. threats to sea cucumbers's existence
6. The phrase "casts off" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
A. grows again B. grabs C. gets rid of D. uses as a weapon
7. Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber,which of the following seems to fascinate the
author most?
A. What it does when threatened B. Where it lives
C. How it hides from predators D. What it eats
8. What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?
A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli
B. They are almost useless
C. They require group cooperation
D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.

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9. Which of the following would not cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into
the water?
A. A touch B. Food C. Unusually warm water D. Pollution
10. Which of the following is an example of behavior comparable with the sea cucumber living
at a low metabolic rate?
A. An octopus defending itself with its tentacles
B. A bear hibernating in the winter
C. A pig eating constantly
D. A parasite living on its host's blood
D. WRITING
PART 1. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. His condition improved so rapidly that he went home four days after the operation.
There ____________________________________________________________.
2. It’s impossible for them to have found him in that jungle.
He _______________________________________________________________.
3. A work permit will only be issued on receipt of the correct documents.
🡪 Not until___________________________________________________________.
4. It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.
🡪 It is too ___________________________________________________________.
5. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.
The statement boils_________________________________________________.

PART 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in parentheses. Do not alter the
words given.
1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (OUT)
🠦 I can’t___________________________________________________________.
2. This problem is certainly not so difficult as it appears. (MEANS)
🠦 This problem _____________________________________________________.
3. The jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (GROWN)
🠦 My daughter_________________________________________________for her.
4. The car door accidentally shut on Lucy’s fingers. (GOT)
🠦 Lucy _________________________________________________in the car door.
5. Nobody expected it of him but Sam was laid off. (RANKS)
🠦 Against all ______________________________________________ unemployed.
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