SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 CẤP TỈNH

ĐỒNG NAI NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

ĐÁP ÁN CHÍNH THỨC

I. LISTENING (4 points – 0.2 point per correct answer)

Part 1

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F
Part 2

6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B
Part 3
15. (potentially)
12. brutal genetic
11. hailed 13. alleviate 14. signify transformative
disorder
implications
20. complicated
16. deformed 17. bone marrow 18. infuse 19. detracting from and grue(l)ling

II. PHONOLOGY (0.5 point – 0.1 point per correct answer)

21. D 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. C

III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4.5 points – 0.1 point per correct answer)

Part 1

26. B 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. D

31. B 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
Part 2
40. faint(-)hearted /
36. alight 37. last-ditch 38. downhill 39. predisposed
chicken(-)hearted
42. monetize / 43. woody /
41. unchecked 44. theatrical 45. accountable
monetise wooded

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46. run ... down 47. kick in 48. petered out. 49. stringing ... along 50. pulled down

51. tide ... over 52. shake up 53. bottled out 54. skip over 55. walk ... into
Part 4
Photography Your answers
Line 1 Over the past one and a half (0) century, photography has been used to (0) century → centuries
record all aspects of human life and activity. During this relative short
history, the media has expanded its capabilities in the recording of time 56. relative → relatively
and space, thus allowing human vision to be able to view the fleet
57. media → medium
Line 5 moment or to visualise both the vast and the minuscule. It has brought
us images from remote areas of the world, distant parts of the solar 58. fleet → fleeting
system, as well as the social complexities and crises of modern life.
59. lively → alive
Indeed, the photographic medium has provided one of the most
important and influential means of capturing the essence of our being 60. mean → means
Line 10 lively. Nonetheless, the recording of events by mean of the visual image
61. picturesque →
has a much longer history. The earliest creations of picturesque
recording go as far back as the Upper Palaeolithic period of about 35,000 pictorial
years ago and, because we cannot be sure of the exact purposes of the
62. because → although
early cave paintings, these images seem to be inextricably linked to
Line 15 human culture as we understand it.
Part 5

63. under 64. in 65. at 66. beyond

67. over 68. to 69. in 70. with

IV. READING (5 points – 0.1 point per correct answer)

Part 1

71. D 72. D 73. B 74. C 75. A

76. C 77. B 78. C 79. D 80. A
81. D 82. C 83. C 84. A 85. D
Part 2
88. retrospect /
86. would 87. who / that 89. previous 90. out
hindsight
91. having 92. what 93. being 94. on 95. himself
Part 3

96. D 97. F 98. A 99. C 100. G 101. E

Part 4 (NB Answers 102-105 can be in any order)

102. B 103. D 104. E 105. G

106. American
107. online learning 108. literature 109. distracted 110. unfamiliar
university
111. FALSE 112. NOT GIVEN 113. TRUE 114. A
Part 5

115. B 116. A 117. C 118. C 119. A 120. D

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V. WRITING (6 points in total)
Part 1 (3 points – 0.2 point per correct answer)
A. Questions 121-130
121. Under no circumstances should/must you leave your car unlocked.
122. I’m sorry but I would rather you didn’t / did not smoke in here.
123. It’s out of character for/of Jimmy to be so rude, isn’t it?
(NB “It’s out of his/Jimmy’s character”: not accepted)
124. Let’s pick Harry’s brains about the new regulations.
125. As the deadline drew near(er), Andrew’s anxiety / becoming anxious caused him to become less
efficient.
126. This photo doesn’t do justice to Gina.
127. Local residents voiced their objection(s) to / disapproval of the new traffic scheme.
128. The professor is held in high regard by her colleagues.
129. The treasurer was at a loss to explain why some of the money was missing.
130. Much of what I saw was far from impressive.

B. Questions 131-135
131. There has been a considerable decrease/ fall/ drop in sales over the past few months.
132. Had he not cooperated fully, the burglars would not have been arrested.
133. He was less knowledgeable about it than he had claimed.
or He was not as knowledgeable about it as he had claimed.
134. Such was his fear of snakes that he wouldn’t go to the zoo.
135. Through no fault of his own, he delivered the wrong parcel.

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Part 2 (3 points)

SCORE TASK ACHIEVEMENT ORGANIZATION LANGUAGE USE

Fully addresses all parts of the task: Essay is organized impressively: uses an impressive range of vocabulary and
• the given issue is engagingly introduced • uses cohesion in such a way that it grammar structures with full flexibility and
and insightfully discussed attracts no attention accuracy
1.0 •
• opinion/analysis is supported by highly • skillfully manages paragraphing rare minor errors occur only as 'slips'
relevant, compelling, persuasive • register is highly appropriate and
examples AND/OR reasons consistent
Sufficiently addresses all parts of the task: Essay is organized successfully: • uses a wide range of vocabulary and
• the given issue is effectively introduced • sequences information and ideas grammar structures with flexibility and
0.9 and fully discussed logically accuracy
– • opinion/analysis is supported by relevant, • manages all aspects of cohesion • rare minor errors occur only as 'slips'
0.8 generally well-chosen examples well • register is appropriate and consistent
AND/OR reasons • uses paragraphing sufficiently and
appropriately
Addresses all parts of the task, but: Essay is well-organized overall: uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and
• one part of the response may be more • logically organizes information and grammar structures effectively to convey
fully developed than the others ideas; there is clear progression precise meanings
• opinion/analysis, although generally well- throughout • there may be occasional inaccuracies in
developed, may lack focus in places • uses a range of cohesive devices word choice and collocation
0.7 • supporting ideas, although mostly appropriately although there may • produces rare errors in spelling AND/OR
–
relevant to the central argument, may be be some under-/over-use word formation
0.6
overgeneralized in places • cohesion within AND/OR between • register is appropriate and mostly
• the conclusion may be repetitive sentences may be faulty or consistent
mechanical
• may not always use referencing
clearly or appropriately
Partially addresses the task: Essay is adequately organized in uses an adequate range of vocabulary and
• some parts of the response may be places: grammar structures to convey meanings
distinctly more developed than the others • presents information with some • shows some awareness of style and
• opinion/analysis may be inadequately organization but there may be a collocation
0.5 developed AND/OR lacking focus lack of overall progression • sentences are frequently error-free
– • supporting ideas, although often relevant • makes inadequate, inaccurate or • errors in word choice, spelling, word
0.4 to the central argument, may be over-use of cohesive devices formation, AND/OR punctuation rarely
repetitive, extreme, AND/OR • may be repetitive because of lack reduce communication
overgeneralized of referencing and substitution • register is inappropriate AND/OR
• the conclusion may be unclear AND/OR inconsistent in places
repetitive
Inadequately addresses the task: Essay lacks organization: the range of vocabulary and grammar
• the response does not fulfil all task • attempts to present information structures used is limited, repetitive, or
requirements and ideas, but these are not inappropriate for the task
• opinion/analysis may be seriously arranged coherently • attempts complex sentences but these
underdeveloped AND/OR unclear • there is no clear progression in the tend to be less accurate or effective than
0.3 • supporting ideas may be limited, response simple sentences
– inconsistent, AND/OR of questionable • uses some basic cohesive devices • has limited control of word formation,
0.2 relevance to the central argument but these may be inaccurate or AND/OR spelling errors may cause
• the conclusion may be almost repetitive serious difficulty for the reader
unrecognizable AND/OR inconsistent • makes frequent grammatical AND/OR
with the position presented punctuation errors, which impede
understanding
• register is inappropriate and inconsistent
Unsuccessfully addresses the task: Essay format is not used: uses an extremely limited range of vocabulary
• content is largely undeveloped AND/OR • does not organize ideas logically and grammar structures; essentially no control
0.1 irrelevant • may use a very limited range of of word formation AND/OR spelling
– • opinion/analysis is not supported by cohesive devices, and those used • is full of errors in vocabulary use,
0 evidence may not indicate a logical grammar, and punctuation
• the response is memorized AND/OR relationship between ideas • register is completely inappropriate and
plagiarized inconsistent

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