SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12

LIÊN TRƯỜNG NHÓM 2 NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 THPT

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 12 trang)

ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số:………………………… Giám khảo 1: ……………………………

Bằng chữ:……… ………………. Giám khảo 2: ……………………………

SECTION A – LISTENING
Part 1. Look at the ten sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a boy, Marcus, and a
girl, Catherine, about their homework. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a
tick (V) in a box in A for YES. If it is incorrect, put a tick (V) in a box in B for NO.
A B
YES NO
1. Marcus is tired and he wants to have a rest today.
2. Marcus finished all his homework before having football practice yesterday.
3. Catherine finds it hard to understand why Marcus has so much homework.
4. Marcus visited the Science Museum with his family on Sunday.
5. Catherine thinks visiting the museum was a good experience for Marcus.
6. Catherine offers to show Marcus the maths homework she has already done.
7. Marcus says Catherine is very good at Maths.
8. Catherine doesn’t want to finish the Maths together.
9. Marcus worries that his teacher might be angry if Catherine helps him.
10. After talking to Catherine, Marcus feels more confident about his homework.

Part 2: You hear a talk about health benefits of dance. Listen to the talk and complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER.
Dancing is something that humans do when they want to have a good time. It’s (11) ______ to music, found
in all cultures. But what’s only been discovered recently is that dancing not only make us feel good, it’s also
extremely good for our health.
Dancing, like other forms of exercises, (12) _____ , such as dopamine, which make us feel relaxed and
happy. And it also reduces feelings of stress or anxiety.
Dancing a also a sociable activity, which is another reason it makes us feel good. One study compared
people’s enjoyment of dancing at home in front of a video with dancing in a group in a studio. The people
dancing in a group (13) _____ feeling happier, whereas those dancing alone did not. In another experiment,
university researchers at York and Sheffield took a group of students and sent each of them into a lab where
music was played for five minutes. (14) _____ had to choose from three options: to sit and listen quietly to

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the music, to cycle on an exercise bike while they listened, or to get up and dance. All were given cognitive
tasks to perform before and after. The result showed that those who chose to dance showed much more
creativity when doing (15) ______ .
Doctor Lovatt at the University of Hertfordshire believes dance could be a very useful way to help people
(16) ______ mental health problems. He thinks dance should be (17) _______ to help people overcome
issues such as depression.
It’s well established that dance is a good way of encouraging adolescents girls to take exercise but what about
older people? Studies have shown that there are (18) ______ benefits for people in their sixties and beyond.
One of the great things about dance is that there are no barriers to participation. Anyone can have a go, even
those whose standard of fitness is quite low.
Dance can be (19) _______ for older adults who can’t run or do more intense workouts, or for those who
don’t want to. One 2015 study found that even a gentle dance workout helps promote a healthy heart. And
there’s plenty of evidence which suggests that dancing (20) ______ the risk of falls, which could result in a
broken hip, for example, by helping people to improve their balance.
There are some less obvious benefits of dance for older people too. One thing I hadn’t realised before
researching this topic was that dance isn’t just a physical challenge. It also requires a lot of concentration (21)
______ you need to remember different steps and routines. For older people, this kind of activity is
especially important because it forces their brain to process things more quickly and to retain more
information.
(22) ______ also shows that dance promotes a great sense of well-being in older participants, which can last
up to a week after a class. Participants report feeling less tired and having greater motivation to be more
active and do daily activities such as gardening or walking to the shops or a park.
Ballroom or country dancing, both popular with older people, have to be done in groups. They require
collaboration and often involve touching a dance partner, all of which encourages interaction on the dance
floor. This helps to develop new relationships and can reduce older people’s (23) _______ , which is a huge
problem in many countries.
I also looked at benefits of Zumba. Fifteen million people in (24) ______ now regularly take a Zumba class,
an aerobic workout based on Latin American dance moves. John Porcari, a professor of exercise and sport
science at the University of Wisconsin, analysed a group of women who were Zumba regulars and found that
a class lasting 40 minutes burn about 370 calories. This is similar to moderately intense exercises like step
aerobics or kickboxing.
A study in the American Journal of Health Behavior showed that women with obesity did Zumba three times
a week for 16 weeks, they lost an average of 1.2 kilos and lowered their percentage of body fat by 1%. More
importantly, the women enjoyed the class (25) ______ they made it a habit and continue to attend classes at
least once a week - very unusual for an aerobic exercise programme.
Dance is never going to compete with high intensity workouts when it comes to physical fitness gains, but its
popularity is likely to keep on rising because it’s such a fun way to keep fit.

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 Your answers:
11. 19.
12. 20.
13. 21.
14. 22.
15. 23.
16. 24.
17. 25.
18.

SECTION B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Tom: “_____________ ”
Mike: “I won’t say no!”
A. How are things with you, Mike? B. What about playing badminton this afternoon?
C. Mike, do you know where the scissors are? D. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee?
2. _____________ their heads in his direction, he knew they were interested.
A. Seeing them both turn B. On seeing they both turn
C. When he saw them both to turn D. After seeing them both to have turned
3. One of the areas of multimedia that is growing quickly _____________ is sound.
A. yet is easily overlooked B. is easily overlooked
C. it is easily overlooked D. that is easily overlooked
4. The first runner came in. The second runner followed him closely.
A. The first runner who closely followed by the second came in.
B. The second runner closely followed the first one came in.
C. The second runner who was closely followed came in with the first one.
D. In came the first runner, closely followed by the second.
5. Each of the bedrooms in our holiday home has a small _____________ bathroom.
A. walk-in B. open-plan C. en-suite D. three-piece
6. The thief put on the expensive boots and, with a _____________ air, walked calmly out of the shop!
A. steadfast B. nonchalant C. churlish D. malicious
7. If you suffer from migraines, you may get a terrible headache along with _____________ as sight
A. double vision B. sixth sense C. brain drain D. hazy memory
8. The clinic experienced an _____________ of support from the community when they were threatened with
closure.
A. outbreak B. overflowing C. outbursting D. outpouring
9. I said that I’d stay at home this evening, but _____________ I think I’ll come out with you instead.
A. bearing in mind B. having a lot on my mind
C. without a second thought D. on second thoughts
10. I’m incredibly sorry that I broke your Ming vase; is there anything to that I can do to _____________
amends?
A. make B. take C. do D. have

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Part 2: Read the passage below, which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.
The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still 0. __ interrelated ____
with us and still closely interrelating. Most American marriages, particular
first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and 1. ________________
affection rather with practical considerations. 2. _________________
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children.
Teenagers begin date in high school and usually find mates through their own 3. _________________
academic and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their 4.__________________
friends from different groups, almost choose a mate of similar background.
This is due partly to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their 5. _________________
children, but they can usually influence choices by voicing disapproval for 6. _________________
someone they consider suitable.
7. _________________
However, marriages of members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and
interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater mobile of 8. _________________
today's youth and the fact that they are restricted by fewer prejudices as their
parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in 9. _________________
armed forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city. One away from home and 10._________________
family, they are more likely to date and marry outside their own social group.

Your answers:
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
11. 16.
12. 17.
13. 18.
14. 19.
15. 20.

SECTION C – READING
Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer:
The combination of music and study has long been a ____________ (1) of disagreement between adults and
children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, ____________ (2)
youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been ____________ (3) all along. Psychologists in Florida
tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the ____________ (4). They found that the
sounds____________ (5) progress down by about sixty words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is
difficult to ____________ (6) with listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also
____________ (7) to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less ____________ (8) than
vocals. “All types of music ____________ (9) the same effect,” she said in her report. “One’s ability to pay
attention and write fluently is likely to be ____________ (10) by both vocal and instrument music,” she
added.
Dr. Randall claimed the research____________ (11) that the idea that music could improve performance was
wrong. “ Writing an essay is a complex ____________ (12) . You are recalling information and putting it in
____________ (13) . An additional stimulus in the form of music is ____________ (14) to distract.But music
is not the only distractor. What is ____________ (15) worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying
in front of the Television.
1. A. basis B. foundation C. source D. reason
2. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D despite
3. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
4. A. setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
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 5. A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
6. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
7. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. come
8. A. bothering B. intruding C. distracting D. interrupting
9. A. made B. had C. brought D. kept
10. A.disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
11. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
12. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
13. A. order B. arrangement C. line D. pattern
14. A. bound B. unlikely C. about D. supposing
15. A. partly B. largely C. particularly D. mainly
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 2: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the words in your answers.
Being independent is being ____________ (16) to take care of yourself, and not having to rely on
____________ (17) else. That is what many young people strive ____________ (18). However, the ability to
live independently does not develop naturally: you need a ____________ (19) of life skills to stop relying on
your parents and older siblings. ____________ (20) those skills, time management is probably the most
important one. With good time-management skills, you can build your confidence and self-esteem. These
skills will also help you to perform your daily tasks, including your responsibilities at school and at home. If
you can use your time wisely, you will not feel very ____________ (21) when exam dates are approaching,
You can act more independently and responsibly, get____________ (22) grades at school and have more
time for family and friends.
Time-management skills are not difficult to develop. First, ____________ (23) plans for the things you need
to do on a planner or an app on your mobile device. Organize them in a schedule____________ (24) that they
can be checked later. Figure ____________ (25) how much time you will need for each of the things, and
then put time limits on them. Second, prioritize your activities. If you have so much ____________ (26) do
in a day or a week, you may be at a ____________ (27) as to how to fit everything in. So decide what is
important to you and give it the most of your time or add it to the ____________ (28) of your list. Third,
develop routines____________ (29) once routines are developed, they take less time to do.
Time- management skills cannot be developed in one day. However, when you have them, they can
____________ (30) you become independent.

Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

PART 3: Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions
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
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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 rehydrate 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.
31. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Weather variations in the desert B. Adaptations of desert animals
C. Diseased of desert animals D. Human use of desert animals.
32. 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.
33. The word "maintaining" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________
A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D. delaying
34. The author uses of 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
35. 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
36. The word "tolerate" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
A. endure B. replace C. compensate D. reduce
37. What causes water intoxication?
A. Drinking too much water very quickly B. Drinking polluted water
C. Bacteria in water D. Lack of water.
38. 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.
39. 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.
40. 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.
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Part 4: Read the reading passage and choose the correct heading for each paragraph A to F from the
list of headings below. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes.

List of headings:
1. Failing relationships and negative feelings
2. Winning the lottery may not make you happier
3. What is Hedonic Adaptation?
4. Philanthropy benefits the giver
5. Wealth management issues
6. Spend your winnings wisely
7. What you do, not what you buy
8. Behavioral Changes

WOULD WINNING THE LOTTERY MAKE YOU HAPPIER?

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9.
Imagine spending your last bit of cash on a lottery ticket as a whimsical solution to your penniless state and
then finding out one morning that you had won, what would you feel? First off, you were truly lucky with
odds of 1 in 13,983,816, you’ve got a higher chance of dying from animal attacks or diseases than winning
the lottery.

Like any rational being would, a surge of happiness would instantly fill your body; you can finally afford
your mortgage or even get a larger house, buy a nice car, get the latest gadgets, and everything you have ever
wanted in life. However, would having large sums of money in your bank account elevate your level of
happiness for the rest of your life?

A study in 1978 by three researchers from the University of Massachusetts and Northwestern University
wanted answers. So, they asked recent Illinois State lottery winners about their levels of happiness and
comparing them to paraplegic and quadriplegic survivors of catastrophic accidents. Each group was asked to
rate how much pleasure they derive from normal everyday activities such as chatting with a friend, hearing a
joke or receiving a compliment. After analysing their results, they found out that the victim group felt happier
in their everyday life compared to those who won the lottery.
A. This is partially due to a phenomenon called hedonic adaptation or the hedonic treadmill. This describes
our tendency to become used to the happiness after experiencing it for the first time. For example, landing the
job that you have always wanted may give you happiness but the thrill wears off after a certain period of
time. Though it may sound a little bit counterintuitive, hedonic adaptation helps us maintain a steady and
emotional equilibrium which makes us less sensitive to any changes including negative events. This
phenomenon allows us to revert back to our default emotional state after experiencing high levels of emotion
whether good or bad.
B. Piecing together this information, winning the lottery would make you happy but only for a short period of
time. After getting used to the luxuries of having enough funds for grandiose homes, better food, and nicer
clothes, we go back to how we used to feel before we won the prize. Therefore, winning the lottery doesn’t
guarantee happiness, in fact, lottery winners even reported being unhappy after they have won the prize.
C. One of the reasons why this is so is because large sums of money can be a lot to manage. Take for
example the case of Lisa Arcand from Massachusetts. She won $1 million in 2004 and like all winners, she
went on lavish vacations and bought a nice house. However, a million dollars isn’t much for taxes; she even
opened a restaurant to keep the cash flowing but to no avail, losing everything in 2007. Another example is
Michael Caroll who turned from lottery winner to factory worker, even after winning £9.7 million in 2002.
Janite Lee, Willie Hurt, and Lou Eisenberg, are just some of the many names that have won the lottery but
went from rags to riches and back to rags because of poor financial decisions.
D. Aside from difficulty in managing finances, winning the lottery can be an isolating experience. Unwanted
attention and unwanted requests for money from peers can make us paranoid and anxious. Eventually, lottery
winners wind up cutting themselves from others because of the fear of being used as a just a source of money
than a source of friendship.
E. While the constant fear of losing everything can haunt lottery winners, some even become greedier than
they were before winning. A study conducted by social-psychologist Paul Piff at the UC Berkeley Campus in
California, proves that gaining wealth can actually change our behaviour drastically. Using a rigged game of
Monopoly, Piff chose a player at random to play the game at a certain advantage such as more starting
money, and better ability to move around the board. In just after 15 minutes, the advantaged players
displayed dramatic change in behaviour including forceful movement of boardgame pieces, speaking louder,
and even minute things such as eating more snacks compared to other players.
F.Winning the lottery will make you happy but thanks to hedonic adaptation, the thrill and excitement of
spending all that cash won’t last long. While most of us would indulge in a fabulous lifestyle after winning,
there are ways that winning the lottery can make us happier than having the latest supercar in your garage.
It’s that old saying it’s not what you have, but what you do that counts. The key to happiness, it seems, is to
invest in experiences. Think carefully before you start spending.
Your answer
41. Paragraph A ______ 42. Paragraph B ______ 43. Paragraph C ______
44. Paragraph D ______ 45. Paragraph E ______ 46. Paragraph F ______

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Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text.
47. You must be _____________ to win the lottery as the odds do not favour you.
48. Being successful in the lottery is less likely than being killed by beasts or _______________
49. When people are successful in some endeavor or competition they experience a ________________
50. Researchers in America compared the opinions of disabled victims of ________________ to those of
lottery winners.
Your answers:
47. ______ 48. ______ 49. ______ 50. ______

SECTION D – WRITING
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word
given in capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way.
1. I finally met her by chance. (ONLY)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. He hasn’t been to the college since May. (LAST)
The________________________________________________________________________
3. I didn’t work long hours because I was aware of health risks. (BETTER)
I knew_____________________________________________________________________
4. We must go back to the beginning and find the error. (SQUARE)
We________________________________________________________________________
5. Tim failed to get into university and he gets very annoyed if it’s mentioned. (CHIP)
Timothy____________________________________________________________________

Part 2: A friend has written you a letter and offered you a help in your forthcoming trip to a foreign
country. He has offered to help you find suitable accommodation. Write him a letter and tell him what you
have in mind for accommodation.

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Part 3: Write an essay of 300 words on the following topic:

Studies have suggested that children watch much more television than they did in the past and spend less
time on active or creative things. What are the reasons and provide some solutions?

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