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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
HÙNG VƯƠNG
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT
(Đề thi gồm 12 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG
THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ
ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XV - NĂM 2024
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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LISTENING (50 POINTS)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
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Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và
kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
•
Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước
tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
•
Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen and complete the note below. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 points)
ANSWERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Part 2: For questions 6-10, listen to a short talk about how cigarettes affect our body and
decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Statements
T
F
6. Smoking damages tooth enamel due to the presence of tar.
7. Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke binds to hemoglobin in the blood, boosting
oxygen transport.
RATNER ATHLETICS CENTRE
Example: Current students get membership for
no change / free
•
A yearly membership costs (1) ………………………… for alumni
•
Features offered include:
➢
the Emily Pankhurst (2) ………………………….
➢
the Dalton (3) …………………………………
➢
personal (4) ……………………………… at an extra charge
•
Hours: 6 a.m. to (5) …………………… on weekdays and 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends
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8. Smoking hardly affects fertility in women or erectile function in men.
9. The risk of developing fatal lung cancer halves within one year of quitting
smoking.
10. Nicotine replacement therapy aids in smoking cessation by preventing withdrawal
symptoms without introducing harmful chemicals.
ANSWERS:
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Part 3. You will hear a radio interview about meals and consuming food. For questions 11-15,
choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what you hea. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (10 points)
11. Heston gives the example of eating with plastic utensils
A. because many listeners might be able to relate to this situation.
B. because it evokes the memories of eating food.
C. to illustrate poor experience of consuming food.
D. to show factors that contribute to the experience of eating.
12. What aspect of taste does Heston bring up?
A. Fat is taste just like any other.
B. There is a difference between taste and flavour.
C. Smell is a vital part of taste.
D. As we age, we gradually lose our taste.
13. The salt experiment shows that
A. you can feel the taste of something you can’t smell.
B. smell as one the senses is the least powerful.
C. you can enjoy food better if you don’t smell it.
D. food flavour can change as you eat it.
14. What is Heston’s opinion on the bitter taste?
A. It can misguide and create the impression of being dangerous.
B. It is the reason why people like certain food.
C. The approach to it can evolve with time.
D. People misunderstand the purpose of this taste.
15. The problem of the cabbage dish is
A. the way it looks.
B. its taste.
C. the unusual combination of flavours.
D. the recipe couldn’t be changed.
ANSWERS:
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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Part 4. You will hear a short talk about history of the movement for gender equality. For
questions 16-25, fill in the blank with ONE word which fits best complete the passage. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (20 points)
HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Gender equality means to have equal access to resources and opportunities for both
genders such as taking part in and making economic decision and the chance of valuing
behaviors, (16) __________ and needs.
Besides facing a lack of legal rights, and scant independence, women have been thought
to be mentally (17) __________.
In
1691,
Juana
Nestor
la
Cruz
successfully
stood
up
for
women's
rights
to
(18)
____________ and co-founded a society to support poor women in affordable housing wood as
well as (19) ____________.
The women's rights movement in Egypt was (20) ____________ by Doria Shafiq and
1,500 other women. They stipulated full (21) ____________, equal pay and reforms to personal
status laws.
These myriad endeavors led to women's right to vote in 1956. In the 1970s, ordinary
women's strong beliefs, desires and (22) ____________ were recorded.
In the 1980s, the society’s stress was laid on disclosing the (23) ____________ of women
and delved into finding how they reacted to inequity and (24) ____________ due to the rise of
the feminist movement.
Women's history has recognized women's intended plans,
(25) ____________, and
arbitrations within a male-dominated world recently.
ANSWERS:
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
LEXICO-GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
PART 1: Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following
sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. Disagreements among party members have led to a major political _______.
A. wrangle
B. tussle
C. scrap
D. squabble
2. _______ police were called to the scene where violent protesters posed a threat to the public.
A. Trouble
B. Riot
C. Mutiny
D. Crowd
3. Their decision on whether I get the job or not will be based mostly on my academic ________.
A. reputation
B. credit
C. standing
D. credentials
4. Take the doctor’s advice into consideration. He’s in ________ earnest about the epidemic.
A. mortally
B. fatally
C. gravely
D. deadly
5. Most people who win a lot of money __________ usually it on unnecessary things.
A. consume
B. give
C. squander
D. throw
6. When he saw the damage to his car, he ______________ into a rage.
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A. rushed
B. drove
C. jumped
D. flew
7. The inconsiderate driver was _______ for parking his vehicle in the wrong place.
A. inflicted
B. condemned
C. harassed
D. fined
8. Mr. Smith ate his breakfast in great ________ so as not to miss the bus to Liverpool.
A. speed
B. pace
C. rush
D. haste
9. Hundreds of people have visited our clinic over the years and found that the expert help and
advice they have received have given them a new ______ of life.
A. extension
B. period
C. lease
D. length
10. She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he ______ to sleep.
A. drifted off
B. carried off
C. slipped off
D. popped off
11. It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny_________ the poison taking it for her asthma
medicine because the bottle was unmarked.
A. could swallow
B. had swallowed
C. might have swallowed
D. was able to swallow
12. I'm very tired, ________ travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night.
A. what if
B. whatnot
C. whatevs
D. what with
13. Profits this year are $2.5 million ________ $4 million last year.
A. as follows
B. as regards
C. as against
D. as seen
14. Why not________the meeting for Monday morning?
A. schedule
B. to schedule
C. scheduling
D. scheduled
15. ________the rest of the family, she now saw where he got his temper from.
A. To have been met
B. Having met
C. To have met
D. Having been met
16. There________to have been thousands of new companies founded last year.
A. are reported
B. have reported
C. is reported
D. has reported
17. You _______ then ; otherwise , the policeman wouldn’t have stopped you .
A. could have been speeding
B. must have been speeding
C. might have been speeding
D. ought to have been speeding
18. Something that I would really enjoy as a child was to watch the buffaloes _____ in the
waterhole and rolling in the mud.
A. twitching
B. stalking
C. strolling
D. wallowing
19. A thousand thoughts _____ together inside my mind while I try to force myself to sleep
every night!
A. trifle
B. jostle
C. fidget
D. twiddle
20. While the adults were overthinking the problem, little John came up with a _____ solution to
the problem using the simple mind of a child.
A. clean
B. neat
C. makeshift
D. smooth
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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PART 2: Give the correct form of each bracketed word in the following sentences. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. During our long ________________ (LAY) at the airport, we explored the duty-free shops
and indulged in some delicious food.
2. He became ________________ (TOXIC) after consuming several glasses of wine, impairing
his judgment and coordination.
3.
The
complex
scientific
concepts
discussed
in
the
lecture
left
the
________________
(COMPREHEND) students feeling bewildered and lost.
4. As a ________________ (WEIGH), she couldn't handle much alcohol and quickly became
tipsy after just a few sips.
5. The intense heat caused the solid ice to undergo ________________ (LIQUID), transforming
it into a liquid state.
6.
Ever
since
his
girlfriend
had
to
serve
in
the
isolation
area,
he
has
always
seemed
________________ (CAST)
7.
Many
FMVs
were
produced
using
this
web
service,
which
allows
people
to
create
________________ (MASH) of movies by combining scenes from various films.
8. Pressure was applied with cool precision: women had discovered that to ________________
(STEP) male dominance was to avoid destructive rage.
9.
Mining
and
other
industrial
activities
destroy
this
area
and
turn
it
into
a
desolate
________________ (MOON)
10. Although tourists are attracted to Sapa because of the snow, residents there are actually afraid
of this weather due to its harm to their ________________ (LIVE) , especially the buffaloes.
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART 3: Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable particle. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. The unpaid bills will be carried _____________ to the next month’s account.
2. I don’t think that this fashion will catch _____________.
3. Many of his best photographs of conflict were taken when he was actually____________ fire.
4. The government decided to crack ____________ on income tax invasion
5. They want to bring ____________ a bill to limit arms exports.
6. He set ____________ his objections to the plan
7. His decision to quit his job was made _________ the spur of the moment, surprising everyone.
8. The artist continued to hammer _________ at the sculpture, shaping it into a masterpiece.
9. I didn't like that song when I first heard it, but it's grown ___________ me. I quite like it now.
10. He knew that I was right, but he refused to back ____________
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ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
READING (60 POINTS)
PART 1: Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
ALL IN THE STARS
First-time visitors to
India are likely to be impressed by how profoundly astrology
influences almost every (1) ________ of life on the subcontinent. In fact, the belief that the
motions of remote heavenly bodies can affect events on Earth is so (2) ________ that several
Indian universities offer courses in the subject. It is not, therefore, surprising that many people
will (3) ________ an astrologer before they take any important step. For example, Indian
marriages are arranged with the aid of an astrologer, who will cast the horoscopes of the bride
and groom, and also (4) ________ out the best date for the wedding to take place. A few years
ago in Delhi, thousands of couples rushed to get married on a particularly auspicious day, with
the (5) ________ that priests, brass bands and wedding photographers were in short supply.
The role of astrology is not (6) ________ only to the social aspects of Indian life. Few
people (7) ________ business without resorting to their astrologer. Major films are only (8)
________ on auspicious dates. Even (9) ________ of state are not exempt from its influence:
when India gained her independence from Britain in 1947, the (10) ________ of power was
carefully timed to take place after a particularly inauspicious period had passed.
1.
A. division
B. facet
C. angle
D. sector
2.
A. widespread
B. overwhelming
C. intensive
D. capacious
3.
A. interrogate
B. confer
C. interview
D. consult
4.
A. make
B. work
C. calculate
D. determine
5.
A. effect
B. outcome
C. upshot
D. result
6.
A. demarcated
B. bound
C. confined
D. restrained
7.
A. engage
B. perform
C. carry
D. conduct
8.
A. published
B. released
C. aired
D. revealed
9.
A. affairs
B. cases
C. issues
D. topics
10.
A. delivery
B. inheritance
C. succession
D. transfer
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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PART 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15
points)
THE BEST BOOKS
Are there one thousand books that all of us should read sometime in our lives?
Throughout this year, we will be recommending a collection of books that, when taken (1)
_______ a whole, will form a library of 1,000 (2)_______that will inspire and satisfy any kind of
reader
you
could
possibly
imagine.
Book
lists
appear
from
time
to
time,
often
arousing
controversy for being too elitist or too populist. But our list is the result of consultations with
book buyers and booksellers, people who know and (3) ______ books.
Currently, there are well over a million books (4) ______ print. Add to these yet (5)
______ 100,000 books published each year and the choice for readers becomes bewildering, yet
certain books, both classics and contemporary works, (6) ______out. While our list doesn’t
identify classics in the traditional sense, many of the works included are considered to be classic
books. The list aims to make the reader aware of what is available that is stimulating, rewarding
and inspiring. (7) ______ else does one learn about a good read (8) ______ than by enthusiastic
recommendation?
This month we are highlighting fifty books from the area of business and reference. These
fifty titles represent the perfect business and reference library for your needs, either personal or
professional. Our selection will help you to expand and enhance your understanding of today’s
fast-changing (9) _______ of business.
Look out for next month’s fifty choices, (10) ______ will take you a step nearer completion
of your 1000-book library.
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART 3: Read the text below and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best
fits according to the text. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15
points)
Line
5
10
Archaeological records-paintings, drawings and carvings of humans engaged in activities
involving the use of hands-indicate that humans have been predominantly right-handed for
more than 5,000 years. In ancient Egyptian artwork, for example, the right hand is depicted as
the dominant one in about 90 percent of the examples. Fracture or wear patterns on tools also
indicate that a majority of ancient people were right-handed. Cro-Magnon cave paintings some
27,000 years old commonly show outlines of human hands made by placing one hand against
the cave wall and applying paint with the other. Children today make similar outlines of their
hands with crayons on paper. With few exceptions, left hands of Cro-Magnons are displayed
on cave walls, indicating that the paintings were usually done by right-handers.
Anthropological evidence pushes the record of handedness in early human ancestors back
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15
20
25
to at least 1.4 million years ago. One important line of evidence comes from flaking patterns of
stone cores used in tool making: implements flaked with a clockwise motion (indicating a
right-handed toolmaker) can be distinguished from those flaked with a counter-clockwise
rotation (indicating a left-handed toolmaker).
Even scratches found on fossil human teeth offer clues. Ancient humans are thought to
have cut meat into strips by holding it between their teeth and slicing it with stone knives, as
do the present-day Inuit. Occasionally the knives slip and leave scratches on the users' teeth.
Scratches made with a left-to-right stroke direction (by right-handers) are more common than
scratches in the opposite direction (made by left-handers).
Still
other
evidence
comes
from
cranial
morphology:
scientists
think
that
physical
differences between the right and left sides of the interior of the skull indicate subtle physical
differences between the two sides of the brain. The variation between the hemispheres
corresponds to which side of the body is used to perform specific activities. Such studies, as
well as studies of tool use, indicate that right- or left-sided dominance is not exclusive to
modern Homo sapiens. Population of Neanderthals, such as Homo erectus and Homo habilis,
seem to have been predominantly right-handed, as we are.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Human ancestors became predominantly right-handed when they began to use tools.
B. It is difficult to interpret the significance of anthropological evidence concerning tool use.
C. Humans and their ancestors have been predominantly right-handed for over a million years.
D. Human ancestors were more skilled at using both hands than modern humans.
2. The word other in the first paragraph refers to
A. outline
B. hand
C.wall
D. paint
3. What does the author say about Cro-Magnon paintings of hands?
A. Some are not very old.
B. It is unusual to see such paintings.
C. Many were made by children.
D. The artists were mostly right-handed.
4. The word implements in the second paragraph is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
A. tools
B. designs
C. examples
D. pieces
5. When compared with implements "flaked with a counter-clockwise rotation" (line 13), it
can be inferred that "implements flaked with a clock-wise motion" (line 12) are ______.
A. more common
B. larger
C. more sophisticated
D. older
6. The fact that the Inuit cut meat by holding it between their teeth is significant because
A. the relationship between handedness and scratches on fossil human teeth can be verified
B. it emphasizes the differences between contemporary humans and their ancestors
C. the scratch patterns produced by stone knives vary significantly from patterns produced by
modern knives
D. it demonstrates that ancient humans were not skilled at using tools
7. The word hemispheres in the fourth paragraph is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
A. differences
B. sides
C. activities
D. studies
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8. Why does the author mention Homo erectus and Home habilis in line 25?
A. To contrast them with modern humans
B. To explain when human ancestors began to make tools
C. To show that early humans were also predominantly right handed
D. To prove that the population of Neanderthals was very large
9. All of the follows are mentioned as types of evidence concerning handedness EXCEPT
A. ancient artwork
B. asymmetrical skulls
C. studies of tool use
D. fossilized hand bones
10. Which of the following conclusions is suggested by the evidence from cranial morphology
(line 20)?
A. Differences in the hemispheres of the brain probably came about relatively recently.
B. There may be a link between handedness and differences in the brain's hemispheres
C. Left-handedness was somewhat more common among Neanderthals
D. Variation between the brain hemispheres was not evident in the skill of Home erectus and
Home Habilis
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART 4: Read the text below and do the task. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (15 points)
Where have all our birds gone?
People have been listening to skylarks singing to Britain for 10, 000 years. But now they, and
many other much-loved species, are vanishing fast. David Adam finds out why.
A family of Starlings has chosen a post box for the third year running in an Essex seaside town
to raise their young brood.
A.
The B1042 that winds from the Bedfordshire town of Sandy towards the village of Potton
is a difficult road to cross. Fast and twisty, there re several blind bends where pedestrians
must take their lives into their hands. That is trickier than it sounds, for most pedestrians
who cross the B1042 already have a pair of binoculars in their hands.
The
road
separates
the
grand
headquarters
of
the
RSPB.
home
to
hundreds
of
birdwatchers, from some unkempt fields, home to hundreds of watchable birds-hence the
regular skips across the tarmac.
The skips, though, are now less regular for many RSPB staff, for the star attraction of the
neighboring fields has flown. Until a year ago, a clutch of woodlark rested there, one of
Britain’s rarest birds with just 1, 000 or so thought to remain. Then their home was
ploughed up and replaced with a giant field of swaying hemp plants. The wood-lark have
not been seen since.
B.
It is not just the professional birdwatchers of the RSPB who have seen their local
landscape transformed. Across Britain, and with little fanfare, the face of the countryside
has subtly changed in recent years. Farm fields that stood idle for years under EU
schemes to prevent overproduction, such as the one across the road from the RSPB, have
been conscripted back into active service. The uncultivated land, previously a haven for
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wildlife, has been ploughed, and farmers have planted crops such as wheat and barley,
with occasional hemp for use in paper and textiles.
C.
As a result, the amount of land available for birds such as the woodlark has halved in the
last two years. Without efforts to stem this loss of habitat, conservation experts warn that
the countryside of the future could look and sound very different. Starved of insects in the
spring and seeds through the winter, the metallic-sounding com bunting and plump grey
partridge, formerly one of the most common birds on UK shores, are on the brink. And
the skylark, whose twittering has provided the soundtrack to millions of countryside
walks and inspired Percy Bysshe Shelly, an Ode to a Skylark, to praise its “profuse
strains of unpremeditated art”, is struggling and could soon vanish from many areas.
Numbers fell 53% from 1970 to 2006. “This is not just about birdwatchers. These birds
are part of our common heritage,” says Gareth Morgan, head of agriculture policy at the
RSPB.
D.
Government figures show that population of 19 bird species that rely on farmland have
halved since serious counting started in 1970s – a decline conservationists blame on
intensive farming methods, with insecticide and herbicide sprayed on to monoculture
fields show of vibrant hedges. The unmistakable yellowhammer, which likes to sing
while perched as a dash of colour on hedges and bushes. And a startling 80% drop across
England in 40 years has diluted the shifting Rorschach blots painted on the dusk sky by
massed flocks of startling-though urban changes are blamed for this too.
E.
Farmland birds may sound a niche problem, and you may think that the rest of the
countryside is doing OK, but for most people, farmland is the British countryside. About
75% of Britain is farmed, and about half of that is arable field. Take a train between two
UK towns, particularly in eastern countries, and almost all of the countryside you see in
farmland.
F.
As Simon Gillings of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) puts it: “For most people,
farmland is the countryside and farmland birds are the birds they see.” If birds are
struggling, then it is a fair bet that other wildlife is too. “Birds are indicative of other
things,” Gillings says. “If birds are declining then what does that say about the plants and
insects they rely on? It’s all linked together.”
Questions 1 – 5:
The reading passage has six paragraphs, A – F. Choose the correct headings for paragraphs B
– F from the list of headings below. Write the correct numbers i – xi in boxes 1 – 5 on your
answer sheet.
List of headings
i.
Not only birds suffer
ii.
Vanishing of habitats gives rise to the drop in bird species
iii.
Cultivating fame fields is profitable for farmers
iv.
A niche and minor problem
v.
Who should be blamed?
vi.
Woodlark and other birds are on the brink
vii.
Hedges and bushes are blamed for the reduction
viii.
The rapid disappearance of bird species in Britain
ix.
The countryside is the farmland
x.
A major change in local landscape – more land is cultivated
xi.
Farmland is taking an insignificant share
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Example
Answer
Paragraph A
vii
1. Paragraph B
___________
2. Paragraph C
___________
3. Paragraph D
___________
4. Paragraph E
___________
5. Paragraph F
___________
Questions 6 – 9:
The reading passage has six paragraphs, A – F. Which paragraph contains the following
information?
Write the correct letter A – F in boxes 6 – 9 on your answer sheet.
6. a reference to the effects of changes in the cities on birds
7. a sharp drop in the dwelling areas
8. other wildlife is equally influenced
Questions 10 – 14:
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
In boxes 10 – 14 on your answer sheet, write
YES
if the statement agrees with the information
NO
if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this
9. The loss of habitats means a more demanding survival for many bird species.
10. In the 1970s governments only counted 19 bird species that depended on farmland.
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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WRITING (50 POINTS)
PART 1: (20 points)
The chart shows the percentage of people who accessed news from 4 sources from 1995 and
projection to 2025.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
You should write least 150 words. Write your answer in the space provided.
PART 2: (30 points)
Write an essay of 250 words on the following topic:
Some people believe that zoos serve no useful purpose and should be closed down. Others
argue that zoos play a vital role in conservation efforts and public education. Do you agree
or disgree?
Write your answer in the space provided.
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