Đề thi HSG môn tiếng Anh lớp 12 năm 2019 - tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc

Câu 1 : What point does Philip make about the people who are involved in the locomotive side of trains?

A. Some avoid doing it because it is too dirty

B. Some worry about the dangers involved.

C. Some find it to be an instinctive activity.

D. Some only do it for the financial rewards it brings.

Câu 2 : When Mike discusses why he enjoys the world of trains, what contrast does he identify between the different groups of people he interacts with?

A. A difference in social status.

B. A difference in ages.

C. A difference in technical ability.

D. Some only do it for the financial rewards it brings.

Câu 3 : What view is stated by Mike about how the railway has helped him in his role as a parent?

A. It has helped him develop a closer relationship with his daughter.

B. It has taught him patience.

C. It has helped him focus on his daughters career possibilities.

D. It has given him stability in his life.

Câu 4 : When discussing different aspects of the railway, both speakers agree that ___________.

A. Age does not need to be a handicap.

B. Both men and women are equally welcome.

C. It can be quite demanding.

D. Cleanliness is not the first adjective that springs to mind.

Câu 5 : What final conclusion do both speakers reach about volunteering on the railway?

A. The time they have spent has been difficult but worth it.

B. They have both learnt a lot.

C. They are better people for having been involved with it.

D. It has helped them grow while at the same time giving them a direction for the future.

Câu 6 : If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to _________ your authority so often.

A. assert

B. affirm

C. maintain

D. inflict

Câu 7 : The factory is working below _________ because of the shortage of essential materials.

A. range

B. scope

C. capacity

D. denstiy

Câu 8 : His new designs are ______ the trend in women’s fashion right now.

A. aiming

B. setting

C. building

D. following

Câu 9 : She wants to give full ______ to her anger about discrimination.

A. manifestation

B. vent

C. wear

D. barometer

Câu 10 : Without telling her directly, they ______ that she’d got the job.

A. prophesied

B. inferred

C. insinuated

D. intimated

Câu 11 : Athletes need to have a higher _________ of protein and vitamins in order to stay heathy

A. intake

B. increase

C. infection

D. production

Câu 12 : He claimed _____ from military service because he was a foreign national

A. liability

B. exception

C. demobilization

D. exemption

Câu 13 : It’s Prime Minister’s right to ______ an election at any time he likes

A. summon

B. nominate

C. call

D. submit

Câu 14 : The footballer never really recovered from the injury ______ at the beginning of the season.

A. got

B. struck

C. endured

D. sustained

Câu 15 : The drought ________ considerable problems for farmers.

A. instigated

B. posed

C. flexed

D. pressed

Câu 16 : At the start of the course, everyone is assigned a(n) ________ of studies.

A. advisor

B. consultant

C. counsellor

D. guide

Câu 17 : Jerry has been burning the midnight ________ over the last few days; his final exam is soon.

A. lamp

B. light

C. candle

D. oil

Câu 18 : In my first year at university I lived in the halls of ________ .

A. abode

B. residence

C. dwelling

D. accommodation

Câu 19 : Books taken from the short ________ section are due to be returned the next day.

A. borrowing

B. credit

C. loan

D. credit

Câu 20 : You are bound to find information on the stock market crash of 1987 in the newspaper ________ .

A. files

B. archives

C. records

D. collections

Câu 21 : The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

A. preserved

B. maintained

C. maintained

D. defended

Câu 22 : We did our best to fix the broken computer but our efforts bore no ________.

A. success

B. fruit

C. luck

D. end

Câu 23 : I knew my mother would ________ a face the minute she saw my new haircut.

A. drag

B. lift

C. pull

D. raise

Câu 24 : 19. There are a lot of computer programmes nowadays, but really good ones are few and far ________.

A. between

B. apart

C. away

D. between

Câu 25 : He is such a kind and caring young boy - he wouldn’t hurt a ________ .

A. bird

B. worm

C. fly

D. bug

Câu 26 : In the first paragragh, the writer is presenting __________.

A. his interpretation of a current trend.

B. evidence that supports a widespread view.

C. his prediction on the future of print journalism.

D. reasons for the decline in newspaper readership.

Câu 27 : What point is the writer making in the second paragraph?

A. Existing media are not necessarily replaced by new ones.

B. The best media technologies tend to be the most long-lasting.

C. Public enthusiasm for new types of media is often unpredictable.

D. It is inevitable that most media technologies will have a limited life.

Câu 28 : Which phrase in the second paragraph has the same meaning as ‘held its own against’?

A. ‘had their day’

B. ‘withstood’

C. ‘flourished’

D. ‘made a comeback’

Câu 29 : In the third paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of __________.

A. a shift in people’s attitudes towards the outside world.

B. certain key19th- century advances in mechanisation.

C. the challenges of news distribution in the pre-industrial era.

D. the competition between newspapers and more established media.

Câu 30 : 5. What does the writer suggest is the main advantage of online news sites?

A. the flexibility of the medium

B. the accuracy of the reporting

C. the ease of access for their users

D. the breadth of their potential readership

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