KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 - LẦN 1

NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 8/2023

ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: …………………… 1.…………………….………………..…
Bằng chữ: …………………… 2. …………….…………………………..

Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời tương ứng với mỗi phần tự luận và trắc nghiệm.
Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, bao gồm cả từ điển.

PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (Thí sinh làm bài vào phần trả lời tự luận)
SECTION A: LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to the conversation. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer A, B or C. You will hear
the conversation TWICE. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. Stuart is going to ______ with his friends.
A. go for a drive and have a picnic B. watch a football game
C. see a movie and have dinner D. go for a walk
2. Why can't Amy go with her friends?
A. She has to study for an exam. B. She doesn't have any spending money.
C. She already has plans to attend a party. D. She has to do housework.
3. At the end of the evening, the friends are going to ______.
A. watch a video B. play some games
C. have a party D. sing karaoke
4. How is Amy getting to the activity?
A. She's taking the bus. B. She's driving her car.
C. Stuart is giving her a ride. D. She’s taking a taxi
5. Amy wants to be home at ______.
A. midnight B. 11:30 p.m. C. 10:30 p.m. D. 9 p. m
Part 2. You will hear a woman called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about children
being punished at school. Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Write your answers on
the answer sheet (10 pts.)
The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (1) ……….......children’s palms.
Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (2) ……….......
In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in (3) ……….......
Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at schools was (4) ……….......and unfair.
The members of the organization P.O.P.P.I. all had (5) ……….......
In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I., (6) ………....... made the strap illegal.
Yvonne describes her children as (7) ………....... and irresponsible.
Yvonne does not think her children understand (8) ………....... they are.
She is now sorry that the government (9) ……….......
She believes that there would be less (10) ………....... if the strap was still used.
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. Write
your answers on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. Many sightseeings walked around the tourist attraction to take photos. (SIGHT)
2. He was very _upset_ when his cat was run over. (SET)
3. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the __stars sky. (STAR)
4. Because of the nuclear leakage, a large area of land needs _contaminants_(CONTAMINATE)
5. The doctor gave him an injection to __dead_ the pain. (DIE)
6. The government has yet to make an official _pronounciation_on the issue. (PRONOUNCE)
7. Deforestation and excessive farming have __poverty the soil. (POOR)
8. In his furiosity_, Mike smashed all the breakable items in the kitchen. (FURIOUS)
9. Sugar is the_overdestruction_ of healthy teeth. (DESTRUCTION)
10. When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of _powerlessness_ (POWER)
II. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense or form of a phrasal verb below.
Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 pts)
break into cut off show off take into come round
make up for take part in compare with take over get on with
1. Armed terrorists are reported to have__taked over_the Embassy.
2. Shy people often find it difficult to_take part in_group discussions.
3. When they got back from holiday, they found their house had been_broken into_by burglars.
4. A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for_showing off_new clothes.
5. The water company will have to_take over_water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.
6. She isn’t_________the new manager.
7. He_________lost time by studying at weekends.
8. He should have phoned the police. However angry he was, he shouldn’t have_______the laws______his
own hands.
9. Why don’t you_come round_for dinner on Sunday?
10. I’d like to taste your cake in order to comparred_it ___with__mine.
III. The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the
corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)
0. Humans
Human and primates, the family of apes, gorillas, and chimpanzees, among 1. __believed->
others, divide many common traits. have believed
While primates are deemed the most intelligent of animals, most researchers
believed they lack the capacity to produce language. However, a research project 2. _university->the
in the 1970s at University of Georgia showed promise that chimpanzees have the university
ability to learn a certain language, just as human children do.
The project used several chimpanzees as test subjects in which Lana, a female 3. __divide->share
chimp was the study focus. 4. _though->since_
Though the primates lack the vocal constructions to make human speech patterns, 5. __study focus-
the researchers created a language called Yerkish, using lexigram made up of >studyt’s focus
symbols that represent sounds and words. 125 symbols were placed on a 6. ____________
keyboard, which Lana was taught how to use the board to communicate with the 7. ____________
researchers. She successfully expressed her thoughts by pressing different keys in 8. ____________
succession. In some cases, she used up to seven at times. 9. ____________

10. ____________
SECTION C: READING
Fill in each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on the answer
sheet (5 pts)
SECOND-HAND BUT BETTER THAN NEW
Many people (0)… who are building their own homes or renovating existing buildings have
discovered that it makes more sense to buy second-hand goods (1) __than____ to buy new doors, fireplaces
or radiators. These days a large (2) _amount_ of businesses offer second-hand material, though many of
them cater exclusively for professional builders. However, there are outlets that sell to members of the
public, so someone who wants to indulge in a sport of DIY will probably be able to find reclamation
material, (3) although__ second-hand building supplies are known, anywhere in the country.
Searching for (4) ______ one wants can be time-consuming, so why bother? Is there, for example,
any financial reason to make it worth one's while? The answer, in many cases, is yes. An oak door in good,
condition will considerably (5) _more expensive than a new one, even (6) _if_ it is only a few years old.
However, the majority of clients of reclamation yards are on the lookout for items that simply can't be found
these days, (7) _such_ as stone fireplaces several centuries old. Items like this (8) ______, of course, be
expensive, but there are a lot of people who do not (9) ______ paying a high price for a second-hand
fireplace that is, (10) __in_ their view, better than new.
PART D: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one(s).
Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
1. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
The man was too __old to go on an expedition to the Middle East
2. Your silly questions distracted me.
You drove _me to distraction with your silly questions_____.
3. Both of the lifts were out of order.
Neither _of the lifts was out of order____________
4. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left ________________________________________________.
5. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
I have no __intention of going to give you any more money.___.
6. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he doesn’t train harder______________.
7. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.
 It _ was such a boring lesson that I fell asleep ___.
8. I quite like snails, but they wouldn’t be my first choice.
Although I am not averse__________________________________________.
9. We wouldn’t have got out alive without the fire fighter’s help.
Had_the fire fighter not helped, we wouldn’t have got out alive
10. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
He objected to his secretary coming late to work
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the capitalized word given in brackets in such a way
that it means the same as the original one. Do NOT change the word given. Write your answers on the
answer sheet (5 pts)
1. The two theories appear to be completely different. COMMON
_The two theories have nothing in common_.
2. Although we were impressed by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. AS
_ Much as we were impressed by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive..
3. Never mind your previous failures-try to forget them and think of what your next venture might be!
BEHIND
_______________________________________________________________________.
4. What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? STAND
_______________________________________________________________________.
5. I've got too much work to do, so I'm afraid I cannot go to the party tonight. EARS
__ I'm up to my ears in work ,so I'm afraid I cannot go to the party tonight. __.
III. Writing a paragraph about 200- 250 words to talk about drawbacks of using smart phones in
class. (10 pts).
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (Thí sinh làm bài vào phần trả lời trắc nghiệm)
SECTION ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three in
each of the following questions. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. hysteria B. hypocrite C. hypocrisy D. hydroplane
2. A. bounce B. scout C. poultry D. hound
3. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
4. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
5. A. prescription B. preparation C. presumption D. preliminary
II. Choose the word whose main stress position is different from that of the other three in each of the
following questions. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
6. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
7. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor
8. A. transform B. exhilarate C. precaution D. rigorous
9. A. disastrous B. maintenance C. surrender D. agrarian
10. A. prolong B. modest C. conscious D. extra
SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers
(A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
11. Let's _____ the place, it looks so gloomy and unpleasant.
A miss B abandon C depart D disappear
12. Patrick is too _____ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
A. instant B spontaneous C compulsive D continuous
13. No matter how loudly you shout to him he won't hear you. He is as deaf as a _____.
A. bin B stump C tomb D post
14. My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to _____ a lot of pleasure from
observing the stars.
A derive B possess C seize D reach
15. As it was Christmas, the _____ at church was much larger than usual.
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping
16. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.
A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
17. I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film.
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce
18. He’s _____work and cannot possibly see you now.
A. up to his ears in B. very interested in C. not involved with D. concerned with
19. The book says that the revolution was _____ off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted
20. Those second-hand cell phones are selling like _____. If you want one, you had better buy one now
before they are all gone.
A. shooting stars B. fresh bread C. hot cakes D. wild oats
SECTION THREE: READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct option to fill in each of the blanks from 21 to 30.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
CRITICISM
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however (21) ____ you are. One
thing you have to be (22) ____of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people
who would rather say something negative than positive. If you've made up your (23) ____ to achieve a
certain goal, such as writing a novel, don't let the negative criticism of others (24) ____ you from reaching
your target, and let constructive criticism have positive (25) ____ on your work. If someone says you're
totally lacking in talent, ignore them. That's negative criticism. If, however, someone (26) ____ you to revise
your work and gives you good reasons for doing so, you should (27) ____ their suggestions carefully. There
are many film stars who were once out of (28) ____. There are many famous novelists who made a complete
mess of their first novel - or who didn't, but had to (29) ____ approaching hundreds of publishers before
they could get it published. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more
likely to (30) ____ well if you persevere and stay positive.
21. A. talented B. invested C. mixed D. workable
22. A. alert B. clever C. intelligent D. aware
23. A. mind B. brain C. thought D. idea
24. A. cease B. remove C. avoid D. prevent
25. A. outcome B. result C. effect D. consequence
26. A. suggests B. advises C. proposes D. explains
27. A. think B. consider C. look round D. take
28. A. career B. business C. job D. work
29. A. put off B. bank on C. keep on D. drop in on
30. A. turn out B. come into C. deal with D. sail through
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to
him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some
parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fail.
Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their
children.
Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to
concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a
large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael’s friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians,
they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they
enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was at
your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid
that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
31. The main idea of the passage is __________.
A. how parents should make a child a musician
B. how parents should bring up a child
C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents
D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach
32. Michael is lucky because __________.
A. his parents help him in a sensible way
B. his family is rich enough to have a car
C. his father is a musician in an orchestra
D. his is free to do anything that he likes best
33. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that __________.
A. he has to do his best to do everything
B. he has made great progress in music
C. he is afraid that he may disappoint them
D. he often wants to kill himself some day
34. It is one of parents’ mistakes if __________.
A. they want their child to be a musician
B. they help their child to win music competitions
C. they don’t care for their child’s education much
D. they make their child try to achieve too much
35. According to the author’s opinion, __________.
A. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want
B. parents should be supportive of their children
C. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
D. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (10 pts)
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of
extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays. Desert
mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature.
Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the
expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally
be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles. The
overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall
unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage since the heat of the
first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive build-up of heat does not
begin until well into the day.
Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be
fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm
to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally
important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink
prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes.
A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session,
because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes
death from water intoxication.
The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near
a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-adapted mammals have
the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated; it is a common experience in people that
appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst.
36. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Weather variations in the desert B. Adaptations of desert animals
C. Diseases of desert animals D. Human use of desert animals
37. According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them hide from predators.
B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors.
C. It helps them see their young at night.
D. It keeps them cool at night.
38. The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to _______.
A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D. delaying
39. The author uses Grant's gazelle as an example of _______.
A. an animal with a low average temperature
B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel
C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures
D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature
40. When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. Just before sunrise B. In the middle of the day
C. Just after sunset D. Just after drinking
41. The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. endure B. replace C. compensate D. reduce
42. What causes water intoxication?
A. Drinking too much water very quickly B. Drinking polluted water
C. Bacteria in water D. Lack of water
43. What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?
A. They do not need to eat much food.
B. They can eat large quantities quickly.
C. They easily lose their appetites.
D. They can travel long distances looking for food.
44. Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A. To show how they use camels. B. To contrast them to desert mammals.
C. To give instructions about desert survival. D. To show how they have adapted to desert life.
45. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?
A. Variation in body temperatures B. Eating while dehydrated
C. Drinking water quickly D. Being active at night

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