KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12- NĂM HỌC 2021- 2022 RƯỜNG THPT KIM THÀNH Mã A164060

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TRƯỜNG THPT KIM THÀNH ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12- NĂM HỌC: 2021- 2022 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

A. LISTENING: Part I: You will hear people talking in 5 different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). (5 points)

1. You hear a student talking to her tutor about studying history at university.

What does the student say about studying history?

A. it will provide her with some valuable skills. B. it is necessary for the career she has chosen. C. it wasn't her first choice of subject. 2. You hear a man talking about poetry. What is he doing?

A. describing differences between poetry and other literature B. persuading people to get involved in writing poetry C. explaining why a popular belief about poetry is incorrect 3. You hear a young woman talking about having studied abroad. What does she say about it?

A. it helped her get a job in the field she wanted. B. it wasn't an easy thing to have done. C. it gave interviewers an incorrect impression of her. 4. You hear two students talking about a lecture on choosing colours for websites. What do they agree about?

A. how important it is to keep a consistent image B. how useful it is to adapt websites for different countries C. how interesting it is to study the use of colour on websites 5. You hear a tutor discussing a student's work with him. What is the purpose of their conversation?

A. to discuss the student's ideas for an essay he's working on B. to check the student understands the point of some feedback C. to help the student think of ways to improve his work Part II: You will hear part of an interview with a language expert called Rod Chambers, who is talking about languages which are at risk of disappearing. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). (5 points) 6. How did Rod become interested in saving endangered languages? A He studied endangered languages during his time at university. B He met a group of people whose language was endangered. C He saw the effects of the issue on his own family. 7. When talking about why languages become extinct, Rod says that A parents tend not to consider the language choices they make. B people recognise the need to be able to communicate widely. C some schools refuse to continue teaching minority languages. 8. What does Rod say about the ways in which languages can be saved? A Some of the ideas are less helpful than others. B Promoting a minority language is easier than people think. C The methods won't be successful without public support. 9. When talking about the importance of keeping languages alive, Rod says that A languages can be compared to living creatures. B there are more important global issues to deal with. C the matter of culture loss isn't taken seriously enough. 10. What does Rod say about working on his current project?

A. He likes listening to people's life stories.

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B. He prefers to focus on examples of natural speech. C. He doesn't enjoy examining grammatical forms. 11. Rod says that data collected as part of language-saving projects can A inform youngsters about their own family history. B be used in teacher training courses. C help a language come back into use. 12. What does Rod say listeners can do to help save languages? A Encourage native speakers to use their language more. B Attend foreign language classes in their local area. C Approach experts for help on recording languages. Part 2. You will hear a weather forecaster called Laura Armstrong talking about her work. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Laura Armstrong: weather forecaster Laura currently works as a weather forecaster at a (13) ______________ station. Laura refers to what forecasters call weather (14) _____________ before she makes a forecast each day. Part of Laura's job on 'big weather days' is to provide (15) __________ and maintain website information. Laura's interest in the …