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迷信（144words）OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,/andthey’lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,/touchingwoodandabsolutelyneverwalkingunderaladder./Andthey’recarefulaboutcats./Blackcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,/soifoneisfollowingyouit’sdefinitelybadluck—awitchisafteryou!/Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinues/thenit’sgoodluckbecauseithasn’tnoticedyou./However,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent/—soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!/Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday’smodernworld./TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewonthem/inhisawardwinningnovel“HisDarkMaterials”./Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,/hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre./Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生（157words）Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy./Theystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfield/andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D./SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield./Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegrees/theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs./Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighpaying./Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult./Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving./Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation./Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees./Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate./Intoday’sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon’tregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies./Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields./Formanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity./Dictation3AprilFool’sDay愚人节（157words）1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone./It’sAprilFool’sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotry/tomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatthem./Therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,/butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,/whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear./ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledfools./SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool’sDay?/Well,therearelotsofsimpletricks/thatyoucanplayonyourfriends./Forexample,youcouldwearablacksweater/andpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,/sothatpeopletrytopullitoff./Youcouldchangethetimeonsomeone’salarmclock/sothatthey’relateforwork./Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活（159words）Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?/HereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsandclubs./However,thereisanewgenerationgrowingup/thatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallives1—aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedpeople./ThemostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisMySpace.com./AsofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld’sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,/attractingalmost3millionvisitorspermonth./MySpaceclaimstohave95millionmembers/with500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachweek./Sohowhasitbecomesosuccessful?/Perhapsitssecretisinitssimplicity./Eachnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply—uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files./Dictation5Mother’sDay母亲节（160words）Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?/Well,Mother’sDayisthetimetoshowher./It’sachancetosay‘thankyou’,ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveher./InBritain,Mother’sDay,orMotheringSunday,/fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,/becauseittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofEaster./Butitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,/astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,/andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn./IntheUSA,Mother’sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,/andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysoftheyear./Itbeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,/especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome/ashousemaidsandothertypesofservant./MotheringSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers./Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物（159words）WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,/buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotofpeople./However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops./Thesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshopping/inthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheinternet./Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;/pricesareoftenloweronline,/youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshops/andyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginable/withjustafewclicksofyourmouse./Computertrendsareoftenmale-dominated/butthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanmen./Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe./AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto£240/comparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof£233formen./Dictation7RealityTV真实电视（155words）ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTV./RealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialsituation./Thiscouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofcompetition./OneofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother./Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor1