Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2022 – 2023 trường chuyên Nguyễn Trãi – Hải Dương

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SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points) PART 1. You will hear a group of art history students going round an art gallery with their teacher. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10 points) 1 Burne-Jones believed that a painting A. ought to be true to nature. B. must have a clear moral point. C. should play an instructive role in a modern industrial society. D. need not have any practical value. 2 It appears that the story of the King and the Beggar Maid was A. a well-known Victorian tale. B. popularized by a poet. C. brought to the artist’s attention by his wife. D. taken up by novelists at a later stage. 3 According to the student, how did the painter approach the work? A. He wanted to portray the beggar very realistically. B. He copied parts of the painting from an Italian masterpiece. C. He had certain items in the painting made for him. D. He wanted to decorate the clothing with jewels. 4 The student thinks that in some way the painting depicts A. an uncharacteristically personal message. B. the great sadness of the artist. C. the artist’s inability to return the girl’s love. D. the fulfilment of the artist’s hopes and dreams. 5 What was people’s reaction to the painting? A. They recognized Frances Graham as the model for the Beggar Maid. B. They realized how personal the painting was for the artist. C. They interpreted the painting without difficulty. D. They did not approve of the subject matter of the painting.
PART 2: You are going to hear a writer called Peter Watkins being interviewed by the programme presenter, Sue Manchester. He is talking about his book, which discusses the behaviour of animals and birds in relation to the weather. For questions 1-5 decide whether these statements are True or False. (10 points) 1. Peter says that nowadays people are less interested in sayings than in previous times. 2. Peter believes that there is a logical explanation for why certain birds change their habits. 3. Sue concludes that the rain goose’s behaviour is surprising. 4. Peter says that weather sayings used to be confined to the farming community. 5. Sue agrees with Peter about the contradictory nature of some of the sayings. PART 3: Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. (10 points) 1. How did the traveller hear about the New York? 2. What surprised the traveller about New York’s airport? 3. What happened in London? 4. What could the traveller see from the flat? 5. Which people showed the traveller around New York? PART 4: Listen to a recording about a growth mindset and complete the summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words and/or a number in each gap. (20 points) Growth mindset has acquired 1.________ these days with studies indicating greater success for those who embrace efforts and learning than those who are merely supportive of 2. __________.
Similarly, deceptive behaviours are found in companies encouraging talent game while higher rates of innovative developments, greater 3. _________ as well as more dedicated staff are reported in companies supporting growth. However, a growth mindset can also be misinterpreted. One common misconception is to dismiss the evolutionary nature of growth and to mistake features such as a 4.________ or receptiveness for a growth mindset. Next, people might misinterpret endeavors as a sure component of a growth mindset while not attaching enough significance to 5. _______ which involve the lessons learnt, progress made and processes engaged in. Finally, organisations may solely announce their goals to achieve 6. _________ without 7. ______ and _________. All in all, organisations that encourage a growth zone value learning and support certain levels of 8. ________. In such environments, not 9._________ but ________ is espoused, and the concept of “growth” must be truly delivered to employees through actions. The fixed mindset that triggers 10.__________ in response to negative feedback might be an obstacle to growth thinking; therefore, the key is to get insight into what a growth mindset truly means and how to put it into practice. SECTION B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (30 points) Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. (20 points) 1. – Why didn’t you stop the car? There’s a ‘stop’ sign over there! You _______ us all!
A. could have killed B. can’t have killed C. will kill D. mustn’t kill 2. Not only _______more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to withstand high winds. A. soft maples are B. soft maples C. they are soft maples D. are soft maples 3. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa _______ for two years. A. that she lived B. that she lived among them C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them 4. _______ in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years. A. For a number of tigers B. That the number of tigers C. The number of tigers D. A number of tigers 5. The shapes of snow crystals depend largely _______ temperature and humidity are. A. how high its B. on how the height of the C. on how high the D. that the height of the 6. The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only _______ . A. larger than life B. on the dot C. by a whisker D. a notch above 7.The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position ____. It enhanced his power and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small. A.on the pecking pole B.in the nibbling line C.at the nipping post D. in the packing order 8.I was in the ______ of despair before I heard the good news. A. depths B. profundities C. bottoms D. holes 9. This is the _________timetable for the conference. It may change later A. conditional B. indefinite C. provisional D. indeterminate 10.Some find it hard to _____ themselves to the new working condition. A. apply B. accommodate C. habituate D. conduct.

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