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114131613CompoundDictation

CompoundDictation

1.

Australiaisthecountrymostworkersand1）_____aroundtheworldwouldliketolivein20years’time,aninternationalsurveyfound.However,mostAustraliansare2）____ofhowtheywillfundtheirretirement,thepoll3）_____.TheRetirementScopesurveyconductedbyFrenchinsurancegiantAXAquestionedworkersfrom4）______countries,withtwo-thirdsofAustralian5）_____unawareofthesourceoftheirretirementincomeorhowmuchtheywouldneed.Australians6）____asmoreawarethanpeoplefromFrance,Spainor7）____,butbehindthoseinMalaysiawheremorethanhalfofworkerscan“puttheirfingerontheirretirementincome”,Fairfaxnewspapersreport.Ontheotherhand,Australia’s8）_____lifestyleandclimatewereitsbiggestattractionsforretireesaroundtheworld,whovoteditthemostdesirableplacetoretireto.9）__________________________________,AustraliacameoutabovetheUnitedStatesandSwitzerland.Thesurveyof15,000peoplefoundtheaverageincomeofAustralianretireeswas$1917amonth,10）________________________________________.“ThesurveyfoundthattheaverageretirementageamongAustraliansis57yearofage,andthat‘old’isat80years,givingAustralians23‘bonusyears’inwhich11）___________________________________________,”AXAgeneralmangerofsalesandmarketingAdrianEmerytoldFairfax.

Answers:

1）retirees2）unaware3）concluded4）265）respondents6）ranked7）Indonesia8）relaxed

9）AlthoughAustralianrespondentspreferredNewZealand

10）whilethecostofaveragehouseholdexpensesis$1,437amonth

11）toenjoyahealthyandactiveretirement

2.

Knownatanearlyagebyhisfatherthathissonwasapianogenius,LudwigvanBeethovenwouldplaythepiano,andcreatemusicbothdayandnight.Finallyabletoescapetheclutchesofhis1）_______father,BeethovenmovedtoAustriawherehisartwasnotonlyappreciated,butalso2）_____.

Inhisearly20s,BeethovenlefthistwoyoungerbrothersandheadedofftoVienna,whereheworkedasa3）____musicianandcomposer,playingatwillandfinding40_____fromvariouscontributers,aristocratsandpatronsalike.Hedidn’twanttobe5）____byonlyonenoblefamilyorachurch,whichwsaacommonpracticeduringhistime,sohedecidedthathewouldusehis6）_____ashechose.Hewouldthennotfeel“owned”or“indebted”toanyone.

Hehadbeeneducatedatanearlyagebyhisfather,whowasalsoamusicianinBonn.7）______movingtoViennaforthefirsttime,itwassaidthathe8）______forMozartattheageof15.at16,hehadtoreturnhomebecausehismotherwasdyingoftuberculosis.ItwouldbeinbetweenfiveandtenyearsbeforehewouldreturntoVienna,whichhehadalwayskeptinthebackofhismindinGermany,tocontinuestudyingandplayingunderJosephHaydn.Evenwithsuchgreatcomposersandmusicteachers,9）_______________________________________________.

Bytheageof27,Beethovenbegantogodeaf.Withinafewyears,hewouldnotbeabletohearatall.10）_________________________________________________.So,hecontinuedcomposingandwritingmusic,oftenpublishingandsellingtherightstohisworkforprofit.

Inhislateryears,hecomposedhisonlyoperaandwentontowritequarters,includinghisNinthSymphony.11）_________________________________________________sufferingfromill-healthfornearlytwentyyears,fromwhatmostrecentlyhasbeenbelievedtobeledpoisoning,Beethovenlivesonasthemostrecognizedcomposerandpianogeniustheworldhaseverproduced.

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1）alcoholic2）adored3）freelance4）support5）funded6）gifts7）Upon8）performed

9）Beethovensurpassedtheirpalyinglevel,creatingmusicmixingtheRomanticandClassicalstylesoftheday

10）Thisalmostledhimtosuicide,buthefoundthathecouldstill“hear”themusicinsidehisssshead

11）Althoughhispersonallifewastroubledandhenevermarried,hebecametheworl’smostrenownedcomposer

3.

SummerinEdinhurgh,Scotlandcapitalcity,isthetimeforfestivals.BetweentheendofJulyandthebeginnnnningofSeptamberthereareseveraldifferentfestivalswhichtakeplacethere.

The1）_____EdinburghInternationalFestivalstartedin1947,and2）_____visitorsarichprogramofclassicalmusic,theatre,3）______anddance.Thesameyearthattheofficialfestivalbegan,ahandfuloftheatricalcompaniesgatecrashedthefestivalandorganizedtheirownevent,whichgrewintowhatisnowcalledtheFringeFestival.

Theterm“fringe”meanssomethingonthe4）______ofthemainevent,butovertheyears,theEdinhurghFringeFestivalhasbecomethelargestofallthefestivals,andindeedthelargest5）_____festivalintheworld!

TheFringefeaturesperformersandactswhicharelesstraditionalandmore6）______thanthoseintheInternationalFestival,and7）_____alotofstand-upcomedyshows,musicandchildren’s8）______.TheEdinburghFringeisseenasanimportantplaceforupandcomingstand-upcomedianstoperformat.

AtthesametimeinEdinburghtherearevariousotherfestivals,suchastheJazzandBluesfestival,theBookFestival,theFilmFestival,andevenanInternetFestival!

9）_______________________________________________________________________,inparticularpeoplewithSouthAsianOrigin.

EdinburghCasstleisthesiteofoneofthemostspectacularevents---TheMilitaryTattoo.Amilitarytattoohasnothingtodowithatattooonyourskin!

10）___________________________________________________________________________.inScotlandthemilitarytattootradionallyincludesbagpipesanddrums.Inrecentyears,thedisplayalsofeaturesdancers,horsesandmotorbikes!

Thoughyouhavetopaytoattendmostoftheevents,11）_________________________.

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1）original2）offers3）opera4）outside5）arts6）unconventional7）includes8）entertainment

9）Thereisalsoamulticulturalfestival,whichcelebratesthediversityofpeoplelivinginEdinburgh

10）Itmeansaperformanceofmilitarymusic,forexample,bymarchingbands

11）thereareseveralgroupswhoorganizelargenumbersoffreeeventsaswell

4.

After13yearsand46,000miles（7500km）abritish1）____hascompletedaround-the-worldjourneyusinghumanpower2）_______.

JasonLewis,40,crossedfivecontinents,twooceansandaseatobecomethefirtpersontocircumnavigatetheglobeunderhisown3）_____.

HefinallyreturnedtotheUKonSaturday,crossingtheGreenwichMeridianLine,inhis4）______,26ft,pedal-poweredboat,“Moksha”.Itwasthesamepointwherehisjourneybeganon12July1994whenhewasjust26yearsold.

Jasonusedavarietyofmodesof5）_____toEuropefromtheeast.

ThejourneywasnotwithoutdangersinColorado,Jasonwasrunoverbya8）_____driverwhilein-lineskatingatthesideoftheroad.Hespentsixweeksinhospitalandnearlylostaleg.

9）_________________________________________________________,chasedbyagiantcrocodileinAustralia,andarrestedbytheEgyptianmilitaryasasuspectedspy.Butonthewayhehasraisedmoneyforchildren’scharitiesaroundtheworldaswellasdevelopedaneducationprogramforschoolchildrenbasedonhistravels.

Whatnowfortheworldtraveler?

10）__________________________________________________.

“I’veseenenoughdeserts.I’vemissedgreenrollinghillsandcozypubs,sittingbythefiredrinkingapintofwarmbeer,”saidJason.

“IdomissBritishhumour.11）_____________________________________.”

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1）adventurer2）alone3）steam4）custom-designed5）transport6）swimming7）returning8）drunk

9）Aswellassurvivingthecaraccident,Jasonwasrobbedandbeatenseveraltimesonhisjourney

10）Jasonishappytobebackandmayhanguphisbootsforawhile

11）It’snicetobewithpeoplewhotakethemickeyoutofeachother

5.

TheStatueofLibertyrepresentsawomanholdingatorchoffire.Itstandsonanislandatthe1）_______totheNewYorkCityharbor.Itisalmost2）_____meterstall,oneofthetalleststatueseverbuilt.Itscompletenameis“LibertyEnlighteningtheWorld”.

TheStatueofLibertywasagifttothepeopleoftheUnitedStatesfromthepeopleofFrance.Itwasan3）_____ofthefriendshipandlibertysharedbythepeopleofbothcountries.

TheideaforthestatuecamefromaFrenchhistory4）___in1865.sixyearslater,artistFredericBartholdiarrivedintheUnitedStatesto5）____supportforbuildingthestatue.Hedecidedit6）____standonanislandinNewYorkharbor.

BartholdibegandesigningthestatuewhenhereturnedtoFrance.Hedesignedthestatue’sfacetolooklikehismother’s.frenchpeoplegave8）____dollarstobuildthestatue.In1877,theAmericansestablishedasimilarcommitteeto9）___________________________________.

ThestatuewasbuiltinFrance.FranceofficiallypresentedthestatuetotheUnitedStatesministertoFranceinParisonJuly4,1884.

10）____________________________________.“LibertyEnlighteningtheWorld”wascompletedintheUnitedStatesin1886.newYorkCitycelebratedwithahugeparade.Sincethen,theStatueofLiberty11）_______________________________________.

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1）entrance2）ninety-three3）expression4）expert5）seek6）should7）raise8）400,000

9）raisemoneyneededtobuildthestatue’sbase

10）ThestatuewasthentakenapartandsenttotheUnitedStates

11）hasbeenasymboloffreedomforpeopleallovertheworld

6.

Inmanysocieties,thereisoftengreateracceptanceoflightskinthandarkskin.Lightskinmaybeseenasamarkofbeauty,1）____andsuccess.

TheresultisthatskinlighteninghasbecomeacommonactivityacrossAfrica,Asiaandotherareasoftheworld.Moreandmorepeoplewithdarkskinareusingskin-lighteningproducts,evenif