Kỳ thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi thành phố lớp 12 Hà Nội THPT môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2015-2016

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LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Số phách: Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 22 tháng 10 năm 2015
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký GK1
Họ tên, chữ ký GK2 Bằng số: Bằng chữ:
(Bài thi gồm 08 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi, không sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.) I. LISTENING (4.0 pts)
You are going to hear a student calling the Information center of the University to ask about the
University’s Social program. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR
A NUMBER for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. Section 1: NOTES ON SOCIAL PROGRAM
Number of trips per month: (0) 5/ five
Visit place which have: • historical interest
• a variety of (1) _________________
• guided (2) _________________
Cost: between £5 and (3)_________________ per person
Note: (4) _________________ to arrange special trips for groups of
(5) _________________ people
Time: Departure:(6) _________________ Return: 6.00 p.m. To reserve a seat:
• sign name on the (7) _________________
• sign up (8) _________________ in advance Section 2: WEEKEND TRIPS Place Date Number of Optional extra seats St Ives (9) ___________ 16 Hepworth Museum London (10) __________ 45 (11)____________ (12) __________ (13) __________ 18 S.S. Great Britain Salisbury (14) __________
(15) __________ (16) ____________ Bath (17) __________ 16 (18) ____________
For further information: Read the (19) ______________ or see the Social Assistant: Jane (20) ______________.
II. LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (5.0 pts)
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Life is so full of both good fortunes and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough with the __________. A. smooth B. ready C. calm D. tough
2. John’s got very __________ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. A. puzzled B. jumbled C. mixed D. muddled
3. I’m amazed they are thinking of getting a divorce. They seemed to have such a(n) __________ relationship. A. firm B. hard C. unshakable D. stable
4. They are having serious problems. Their relationship is on the _______. A. cliffs B. rocks C. stones D. grass
5. The area__________ substantial benefit from the setting up of a new factory. A. achieved B. derived C. earned D. merited
6. "All the school’s regulations have to be __________ with" the Principal said. A. faced B. met C. provided D. complied
7. As she didn’t understand his question, she merely gave him a __________ look. A. blank B. clear C. simple D. useless
8. Airport officials said the new estimates were likely to ease the fears of Burbank residents who believe that the
regional airport would grow by __________ in coming years. A. odds and ends B. ends and odds C. leaps and bounds D. bounds and leaps
9. We may win, we may lose. It’s just the _________ of the draw. A. strike B. luck C. chance D. odds
10. Never _________ a gift horse in the mouth. A. feel B. look C. catch D. hold
11. I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I’ve hardly put a________in the problem so far. A. dent B. foot C. brave face D. damper
12. “Helen moved to London last week.”
“Well, I suppose she’ll find it difficult to __________ on the left.”
A. get used to drive B. get used to driving C. use to drive D. be used to drive
13. In an effort to increase his newspaper’s________, the editor introduced a weekly competition. A. propaganda
B. distribution C. circulation D. dispersion
14. Jane will have to _______ her shop, because she needs the money. A. part with B. take out C. move on D. clear up
15. -“When will you be informed of the test result?”
- “Not until Monday, so I’ll be __________ all weekend”.
A. at needles and pins B. on needles and pins C. at pins and needles D. on pins and needles
b. Write one word which can be used in all three sentences.
1. He got up very early at 5 o’clock to do a paper ___________ before going to school. That’s how he saved money to get himself a new bike.
- At the end of the performance the audience sprang to their feet giving the artist at a loud __________ of applause.
- Carl could spend hours watching the horse going ___________ in the enclosure. It moved so gracefully.
2. The society organized an ___________ day to familiarize the public with its international activities.
- I won’t turn a deaf ear to your ideas. I’m always ___________ to your suggestions.
- The intermediaries’ conciliatory gestures helped to ___________ the way for further peace talks and negotiations.
3. After inheriting a small fortune, Forbes is ________ a relatively carefree life.
- There is no denying he’ll be the next president. The polls show he’s ___________ by almost 85 percent.
- Professor Ranchos is a ___________ medical expert, so you can entrust your health to him.
4. A new hobby might keep you fully ___________ and take your mind off worries.
- The empire grew stronger and with the passage of time it _________ the majority of countries in the Mediterranean.
- The position of manager is already _____. There are no posts available for highly skilled staff any more, I’m afraid.
5. He desperately wanted to get her attention, but he didn’t know how to ___________ up a conversation.
- An air ___________ was launched soon after dawn. Several civilian deaths were reported.
- It was getting dark and the clock on the tower began to ___________ eleven.
6. The talented writer was renowned for his __________ sense of humour.
- Alan's __________ cough kept him up all night.
- The recent __________ spell is worrying to farmers.
7. The most memorable __________ we visited was the Piazza Navona.
- I am the only one in my family whose __________ is normal.
- When the road sign came in __________, I realized I only had a few kilometers of my journey to go.
c. Give the correct forms of the words given to complete the passage
Alternative medicine is, by definition, an alternative to something else: modern, Western medicine.
But the term ‘alternative’ can be (1) _____ , even off-putting for some people. Few (2) ____ of 1. lead
homeopathy, acupuncture, (3) _____ and the like regard their therapies as complete substitutes for 2. practice
modern medicine. Rather, they consider their disciplines as (4) _____ to orthodox medicine. 3. herbal
The problem is that many doctors refuse even to recognize ‘natural’ or alternative medicine, to do 4. supplement
so calls for a radically different view of health, (5) _______ and cure. But whatever doctors may 5. ill
think, the demand for alternative forms of medical therapy is stronger than ever before, as the (6) 6. limit
_______ of modern medical science become more widely understood.
Alternative therapies are often dismissed by orthodox medicine because they are sometimes (7) 7. administration
______ by people with no formal medical training. But, in comparison with many traditional
therapies, western medicine as we know it today is a very recent phenomenon. Until only 150
years ago, herbal medicine and simple (8) ______ compounds were the most effective treatments 8. organ available.
Despite the medical establishment’s (9) _______ attitude, alternative therapies are being 9. tolerate
accepted by more and more doctors, and the World Health Organization has agreed to promote
the (10) _____of proven, valuable, ‘alternative’ knowledge and skills in western medicine. 10. intergrate
1. ______________________ 2. ______________________.3. _____________________
4. ______________________ 5. ______________________.6. _____________________
7. ______________________ 8. ______________________.9. ____________________10. ____________________
d. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb in A, and a preposition or particle in B. You can use
more than once. There are some extra. A B draw take stand slip
in away out over
muck throw kick figure
up about for off
1. If the slump continues, more employees will be _____________________.
2. I wish he’d stop ____________________ and get down to some serious work.
3. A car ________________, the door opened, and a well-dressed woman got off.
4. He couldn’t ________________ how to print a program until the teacher showed him how.
5. The boys made so much noise at the movie that the manager __________ them _________.
6. Only when I have read through the letter that I realized he had _______________.
7. They went by a different route to ____________ the hostile ____________their track.
8. He speaks English so well that he is often ______________ a native.
e. There are 10 mistakes. Identify, underline and correct the mistakes in the following passage. Your correction
Although it is not very clear how contemporary Father Christmas's ‘look’ came about, 1. ______________
it is certainly that it is the result of a continuous amalgamation of many old folk 2. ______________
customs and beliefs from varied sources. First and foremost, there is the image of the
three kings bring gifts to the baby Jesus. A second source is the Roman customary of 3. ______________
giving children presents for good luck during the pagan festival celebrating the winter 4. ______________
solstice. Last but not least, there is Saint Nicholas, a 4th century bishop and the patron
saint of children, sailors and the poor which saint's day is December 6th. Traditionally, 5. ______________
Saint Nicholas was depicted as a tall dignified figure ride a white horse, giving sweets 6. ______________
to children and helping the poor. The familiar image of a good-humoured round-
bellied Santa Claus, complete with sleigh, reindeers and sack of toys, seem to be a 19th 7. ______________
century American invention. Building up on the Dutch figure of Saint Nicholas which 8. ______________
settlers brought with them to New York, contemporary Santa Claus is the result of the
blending of religious and pagan traditions of many European countries with newer 9. ______________
American customs. Such elements as the reindeer, the stockings and the North Pole 10. ______________
round off the modernised legend. Thus, nowadays Joulupukki of Finland, Papa Noel
of French-spoken countries, English Father Christmas and American Santa are very much like. III. READING (4.0 pts)
a. Give one suitable word to complete the passage.
Outer space has intrigued mankind ever since we first gazed upward. It was easy enough to see (1)
________________ in the night sky with the naked eye and many early civilizations also noticed that certain groups
(2) ________________ to form familiar shapes. They used these constellations to help with navigation and as a (3)
________________ of predicting the seasons and making calendars. Ancient astronomers also perceived points of
light that moved. They believed they were (4) ________________ stars and the word ‘planet’ derived from the Greek
word for ‘wanderer’. For much of human history, it was also (5) ________________ that the Earth was the centre of
the Universe and that the (6) ________________circled the Earth, and that falling meteorites and solar eclipses were omens of disaster.
It wasn’t until the 16th century that Polish mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus presented a
mathematical model of (7) ________________ the sun actually moved around the Earth, challenging the prevailing
understanding of how the solar (8) ________________ worked. The Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei
then used a telescope to prove this theory to be correct.
Many (9) ________________ advances have allowed us to probe into space since then, and one of the most
pioneering was when the first manned spacecraft, the Apollo 11, successfully broke through gravity and touched
down on the moon’s (10) ________________. Nevertheless, much of our research must be done from far greater
distances. The Hubble Space Telescope was carried (11) ________________orbit by a space shuttle in April 1990
and it has allowed cosmologists to gather incredible data.
Most significantly, it has provided a great deal of evidence to (12) ________________ the Big Bang theory, that is,
the idea that the Universe originated as a hot, dense state at a certain time in the past and has continued to expand (13) ________________ then.
b. Read the following passages and do the tasks below:
HOW DOES THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK TICK?
A. Our life span is restricted. Everyone accepts this as “biological” obvious. “Nothing lives forever!” However, in
this statement we think of artificially produced, technical objects, products which are subjected to natural wear and
tear during use. This leads to the result that at some time or other the object stops working and is unusable (“death” in
the biological sense). But are the wear and tear and loss of function of technical objects and the death of living
organisms really similar or comparable?
B. Our “dead” products are “static”, closed systems. It is always the basic material which constitutes the object and
which, in the natural course of things, is worn down and becomes “older”. Aging in this case must occur according to
the laws of physical chemistry and of thermodynamics. Although the same law holds for a living organism, the result
of this law is not inexorable in the same way. At least as long as a biological system has the ability to renew itself it
could actually become older without ageing; an organism is an open, dynamic system through which new material
continuously flows. Destruction of old material and information of new material are thus in permanent dynamic
equilibrium. The material of which the organism is formed changes continuously. Thus our bodies continuously
exchange old substance for new, just like a spring which more or less maintains its form and movement, but in which
the water molecules are always different.
C. Thus ageing and death should not be seen as inevitable, particularly as the organism possesses many mechanisms
for repair. It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological system to age and die. Nevertheless, a restricted life span,
ageing, and then death are basic characteristics of life. The reason for this is easy to recognize: in nature, the existent
organisms either adapt or are regularly replaced by new types. Because of changes in the genetic material (mutations)
these have new characteristics and in the course of their individual lives they are tested for optimal or better adaptation
to the environmental conditions. Immortality would disturb this system – it needs room for new and better life. This is
the basic problem of evolution.
D. Every organism has a life span which is highly characteristic. There are striking differences in life span between
different species, but within one species the parameter is relatively constant. For example, the average duration of
human life has hardly changed in thousands of years. Although more and more people attain an advanced age as a
result of developments in medical care and better nutrition, the characteristic upper limit for most remains 80 years. A
further argument against the simple wear and tear theory is the observation that the time within which organism age
lies between a few days (even a few hours for unicellular organisms) and several thousand years, as with mammoth trees.
E. If a life span is genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the existence of
an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the ageing process and which finally determines death as
the last step in a fixed programme. Like the life span, the metabolic rate has for different organisms a fixed
mathematical relationship to the body mass. In comparison to the life span this relationship is “inverted”: the larger the
organism, the lower its metabolic rate. Again this relationship is valid not only for birds, but also, similarly on average
within the systematic unit, for all other organisms (plants, animals, unicellular organisms.)
F. Animals which behave “frugally” with energy become particularly old, for example, crocodiles and tortoises.
Parrots and birds of prey are often held chained up. Thus they are not able to “experience life” and so they attain a high
life span in captivity. Animals which save energy by hibernation or lethargy (e.g. bats or hedgehogs) live much longer
than those which are always active. The metabolic rate of mice can be reduced by a very low consumption of food
(hunger diet). They then may live twice as long as their well fed comrades. Women become distinctly (about 10
percent) older than men. If you examine the metabolic rates of the two sexes you establish that the higher male
metabolic rate roughly accounts for the lower male life span. That means that they live life “energetically”- more
intensively, but not for as long.
G. It follows from the above that sparing use of energy reserves should tend to extend life. Extreme high performance
sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life. Relaxation lowers
metabolic rate, as does adequate sleep and in general an equable and balanced personality. Each of us can develop his
or her own “energy saving programme” with a little self-observation, critical self-control and, above all, logical
consistency. Experience will show that to live in this way not only increases the life span but is also very healthy. This
final aspect should not be forgotten.
* There are seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct headings (a-j) for paragraphs. There are some extra. List of Headings
a. The biological clock
1. Paragraph A _______
b. Why dying is beneficial
2. Paragraph B _______
c. The ageing process of men and women 3. Paragraph C _______
d. Prolonging your life 4. Paragraph D _______
e. Limitations of life span 5. Paragraph E _______
f. Modes of development of different species
6. Paragraph F _______
g. A stable life span despite improvements
7. Paragraph G _______ h. Energy consumption
i. Fundamental differences in ageing of objects and organisms.
j. Repair of genetic material
Complete the notes below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
8. Objects age in accordance with principles of physical chemistry and of _________________.
9. Through mutations, organisms can _________________ better to the environment.
10. _________________ would pose a serious problem for the theory of evolution.
c. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer each of the questions.
Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high - quality protein, eggs also contain a high
level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart disease. One egg yolk, in fact, contains about two-thirds of
the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has caused egg sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has
brought about the development of several alternatives to eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat substitute eggs.
These eggs substitutes are not really eggs, but they looked somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They have the
advantage of having lower cholesterol rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage, however,
is that they are not good for frying, poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of eggs,
sometimes called “designer” eggs. These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-fat diets consisting of ingredients
such as canola oil, flax, and rice bran. In spite of their diets, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same
amount of cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise the blood cholesterol in humans.
Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back up their claim.
And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought mixed results. It may
be that it is not the type of egg that is the main determinant of cholesterol, but the person who is eating the eggs. Some
people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than other people. In fact, there is evidence that certain
dietary fats stimulate the body’s production of blood cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one's
intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
1. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol
B. To convince people to eat “designer” eggs and egg substitutes
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level
2. According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart disease? A. Minerals B. Cholesterol C. Vitamins D. Canola oil
3. Which of the following option A, B, C or D could best replace the word “somewhat”? A. indefinitely B. in fact C. a little D. a lot
4. According to the passage, what has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. Dietary changes in hens B. Decreased production C. Increasing price D. Concerns about cholesterol
5. According to the passage, one egg yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol? A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 2/3 D. 3/4
6. The word “portrayed” could be best replaced by which of the following option A, B, C or D? A. studied B. destroyed C. tested D. described
7. As used in the second paragraph, what is the meaning of the phrase “back up”? A. reverse B. advance C. support D. block
8. What does the author mean by the phrase “mixed results” in the second paragraph?
A. the results are blended
B. the results are inconclusive
C. the results are a composite of things
D. the results are mingled together
9. According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of the following types of eggs except________. A. scrambled B. fried C. poached D. boiled
10. According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. Reducing egg intake but not fat intake
B. Increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. Increasing egg intake but not fat intake
D. Decreasing egg intake and fat intake
d. Some paragraphs A-H have been removed from the passage. Put them back to their correct places.
MOTHERHOOD’S BEST-KEPT SECRET
One night, not so long ago, just as I was drifting off to sleep, A. These days, however, mother can expect to
the phone rang. It was my 19-year-old son, who is at university be relied on almost indefinitely for the type of
in Edinburgh, calling to say that he had broken up with his advice that calls on our experience of the
girlfriend at midnight and he had been wandering around the outside world. A generation ago, it was accepted
city ever since, not knowing what to do. I told him to catch the that sons would eventually leave their mothers
first train home. He arrived looking a wretch, but after a good to join the world of men and work. Mothers put
sleep and some home cooking he began to feel his old self their 18 years in and then opened the door to again.
allow their sons to move into jobs for life.
1. _____________________________________
B. Friends told me that they, too, were getting
Girls I knew then were fairly open with their mothers, but none the same volume of confidences. Celia Pyper
of my male contemporaries would ever have admitted asking says this is normal behavior for today’s boys:
their mothers for advice. Despite all our talk about how ‘Our sons will tell us more than their fathers
important it was for men to let down their defenses and learn told their mothers, because we have brought
how to express their feelings, most of us still secretly felt that them up to do so. Our norm has been to
any man who depended on his mother too much was a bit of a empathize with our children when they tell us mummy’s boy.
about their actions or feelings, whereas the
2. _____________________________________
previous generation tended to be shocked.’
But things don’t work that way any more. In a world of short-
C. Many of my friends are surprised at this
term contracts, downsizing and redundancy, even the most reluctance of their 20-something sons to break
promising and ambitious of our children will go through many away. But according to psychotherapist Cella
career highs and lows during their twenties, and whenever they Pyper, the mother-son intimacy is nothing new.
hit those depths, many of them will return to the nest. A typical ‘Mums have always been easier to talk to,’ she
son will continue to be at least partly dependent on his mother observes. ‘They’re more cuddly than their well past the age of 18.
fathers, and sons realize early on that their
mothers are more accepting of human frailty.’
3. _____________________________________
They’re also better able to see through the mask of apparent D. They are not in any doubt about how to
self-confidence. When my boy was growing up, he always respond to the situation. As one friend said of
maintained a fairy invincible front. His early imaginary play her rather reticent son: ‘My job is to give my
involved sieges, ambushes and surprise attacks. His starting son courage.’ And whilst we might welcome the
point, though, was always a danger against which he needed to chance to see more of our children, one does
defend himself. He used the games to convince himself that he have the feeling that there is something anti- could prevail. natural in all this.
4. _____________________________________
In his teens, he used many of these same tricks to keep me at E. ‘But don’t assume that girls are any tougher
bay. If I drove him anywhere to meet his friends, he insisted I than boys,’ says Celia Pyper. ‘Daughters need
drop him off out of the sight of where they were waiting. There their mothers too.’ Certainly, I know how much
were girlfriends I never met, and phone conversations which my own daughters need me. But this continuing
were all in code. But occasionally, a confidential mood would mother-daughter bond is something I expected.
come over him and he would tell me whatever happened to be F. This, alone, may not imply closeness, on his mind.
however, Rob rings his mother from university
5. _____________________________________
three times a week, but says he is careful to edit
‘And there’s another important change’ she adds. ‘Most of us what he tells her. And although he’ll approach
took pains to reassure our sons that it was okay for them to her for advice on practical issues, when it comes
show physical affection or cry when they were upset. If our to matters of the heart: ‘Why would I go to my
boys are not so anxious now about showing their emotions, our mother or my father, after the mess they’ve
efforts in this area have not been in vain.’ This seems to be made of their lives?’ he asked.
backed up by research, which shows that boys call their G. The next afternoon he told me what had
mothers on their mobile phones more than anyone else.
happened. Then he told me more. And more.
6. _____________________________________
And even more. A moment arrived when I
The mothers at the other end of the line often have couldn’t help asking myself, should I be hearing
correspondingly low expectations. But we try to keep our all of this? It wasn’t that I was shocked. He
anxieties at manageable levels by saying; ‘All right, you can reminded me of myself in my own student
stay out until four in the morning, but only if you call me every years, but with one important difference – I
hour to let me know you’re okay.’ Those of us who add the would never ever have confided in my parents
offer, ‘And if you need a lift, let me know’, often regret it. Most this way.
phone calls will begin: ‘I’m at the station. When can you pick H. As he got older and had to ride to school on me up?’
a bus, with other children, all too often there
7. _____________________________________
were situations in which he didn’t. I had to
What I didn’t anticipate was for the same thing to happen with teach him how to put up new defenses so that
my son. I assumed I would lose him, just like all the experts his rougher classmates would not see his
said. It may be that they were wrong all along – that sons have weaknesses.
always confided in their mothers – and just made sure that no
one else knew. Have I stumbled on motherhood’s best-kept
secret? Even if I have, it doesn’t diminish my sense of wonder.
It’s still like getting a present you never expected. IV. WRITING (5.0 pts)
a. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, using the words given. Do not change the words in any way.
1. Things have changed in a way that we didn’t expect since last month ̣(turn)
There ___________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Smoking is frowned upon in this restaurant. (disapprove)
They____________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Susan is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge. (match)
When it comes ___________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Generally, school children comprise the majority of the audience . (made)
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5. We never purchase small quantities as we would make less profit. (bulk)
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6. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. (under)
Students ________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. Decisions about the exact contents of the college magazine will be left to the students. (up)
It will __________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. You may be dismissed if you fail to observe the company's dress code. (result)
Failure to _______________________________________________________________________________________.
9. I was just about to leave the house when I heard the phone ring. (verge)
I was on ________________________________________________________________________________________.
10. When it comes to punctuality, Fiona really takes after her mother. (concerned)
As far __________________________________________________________________________________________.
b. Look at the figures for expenditure on education in the diagram below. Using the information on the countries
given in the diagram, describe the changes in the levels of spending on education, in general terms and with
specific examples. You should write at least 250 words as if you were writing for a university lecturer.
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c. Some people feel that certain workers like nurses, doctors and teachers are undervalued and should be paid
more, especially when other people like film actors or company bosses are paid huge sums of money that are out
of proportion to the importance of the work that they do. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this
opinion? What criteria should be used to decide how much people are paid? You should write about 300 words to prove your opinions.
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