[00:00.69]PART I DICTATION
[00:03.70]Listen to the following passage.
[00:06.46]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
[00:10.63]During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,
[00:14.74]listen and try to understand the meaning.
[00:17.69]For the second and third readings,
[00:20.50]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,
[00:23.24]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.
[00:28.20]The last reading will be done at normal speed again
[00:31.81]and during this time you should check your work.
[00:35.00]You will then be given 2 minutes
[00:36.90]to check through your work once more.
[00:40.24]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[00:44.00]Now, listen to the passage.
[00:48.22]Famous Universities
[00:51.41]Many countries have excellent universities.
[00:55.05]There are, however, few world famous ones.
[00:58.96]These universities have achieved their fame
[01:01.61]through a combination of both their age
[01:03.79]and the high levels of quality in their instruction.
[01:07.35]Throughout their histories,
[01:09.03]each one has been a testing ground for the leadership of the nation.
[01:13.36]In the United States,
[01:15.15]Harvard and Yale attract thousands of foreign students
[01:18.14]who would use what they learn
[01:19.97]for the advancement of their own nations.
[01:23.06]In this way, these schools have developed
[01:25.26]an interesting method of international communication.
[01:28.81]Graduates around the world are able to connect with each other
[01:32.44]by having graduated from one of the finest universities in the world.
[01:37.71]Leaders in every field,
[01:39.32]whether government officials or ground-breaking scientists,
[01:42.91]who graduated from the same school have a direct link to each other
[01:47.13]and understand each other much better.
[01:50.68]The second and third readings.
[01:53.19]You should begin writing now.
[01:56.32]Many countries have excellent universities.
[02:14.91]Many countries have excellent universities.
[02:33.44]There are, however, few world famous ones.
[02:52.26]There are, however, few world famous ones.
[03:10.83]These universities have achieved their fame
[03:27.63]These universities have achieved their fame
[03:44.89]through a combination of both their age
[04:01.61]through a combination of both their age
[04:19.40]and the high levels of quality in their instruction.
[04:37.75]and the high levels of quality in their instruction.
[04:56.48]Throughout their histories,
[05:12.58]Throughout their histories,
[05:28.82]each one has been a testing ground for the leadership of the nation.
[05:47.70]each one has been a testing ground for the leadership of the nation.
[06:08.37]In the United States,
[06:09.78]Harvard and Yale attract thousands of foreign students
[06:28.10]In the United States,
[06:29.45]Harvard and Yale attract thousands of foreign students
[06:47.76]who would use what they learn
[06:49.22]for the advancement of their own nations.
[07:07.29]who would use what they learn
[07:08.76]for the advancement of their own nations.
[07:26.70]In this way, these schools have developed
[07:29.05]an interesting method of international communication.
[07:47.98]In this way, these schools have developed
[07:49.96]an interesting method of international communication.
[08:08.96]Graduates around the world are able to connect with each other
[08:26.67]Graduates around the world are able to connect with each other
[08:44.97]by having graduated from one of the finest universities in the world.
[09:03.53]by having graduated from one of the finest universities in the world.
[09:24.23]Leaders in every field,
[09:25.86]whether government officials or ground-breaking scientists,
[09:44.64]Leaders in every field,
[09:46.13]whether government officials or ground-breaking scientists,
[10:04.84]who graduated from the same school have a direct link to each other
[10:23.86]who graduated from the same school have a direct link to each other
[10:43.02]and understand each other much better.
[11:00.34]and understand each other much better.
[11:18.25]The last reading.
[11:20.27]Many countries have excellent universities.
[11:23.67]There are, however, few world famous ones.
[11:27.53]These universities have achieved their fame
[11:30.00]through a combination of both their age
[11:32.23]and the high levels of quality in their instruction.
[11:36.25]Throughout their histories,
[11:37.62]each one has been a testing ground for the leadership of the nation.
[11:42.12]In the United States,
[11:43.69]Harvard and Yale attract thousands of foreign students
[11:46.75]who would use what they learn
[11:48.56]for the advancement of their own nations.
[11:51.67]In this way, these schools have developed
[11:53.71]an interesting method of international communication.
[11:57.31]Graduates around the world are able to connect with each other
[12:00.98]by having graduated from one of the finest universities in the world.
[12:05.53]Leaders in every field,
[12:07.55]whether government officials or ground-breaking scientists,
[12:11.26]who graduated from the same school have a direct link to each other
[12:15.41]and understand each other much better.
[12:19.13]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[14:41.51]That is the end of part 1 dictation.