[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.
[00:48.20]Fast Food Makes Us Less Patient
[00:52.11]Fast food is a multibillion-dollar industry,
[00:55.45]and for some of us, drive-through dinner has become a way of life.
[01:00.30]Granted, sometimes we grab something quick
[01:02.76]because we really don't have time.
[01:05.23]But psychologists got to wondering
[01:07.38]whether all this speed eating might actually make us less patient.
[01:12.08]In a series of experiments, the scientists showed volunteers logos
[01:16.62]from several fast-food chains
[01:18.64]or asked them to recall the last time they'd visited.
[01:22.05]And they found that folks who had thought about fast food
[01:25.70]would then read faster,
[01:27.63]even though no one told them to hurry.
[01:30.76]And they also expressed a preference for time-saving products,
[01:34.50]like shampoo plus conditioner.
[01:36.98]And they tended to opt for immediate rewards,
[01:40.07]like getting a small cash payment right away
[01:42.90]rather than waiting a week for a larger sum.
[01:46.06]So if you want to ease the pace, forget meditation. Try a slow cooker.
[01:54.31]The second and third readings.
[01:56.94]You should begin writing now.
[02:00.35]Fast food is a multibillion-dollar industry,
[02:18.26]Fast food is a multibillion-dollar industry,
[02:36.04]and for some of us, drive-through dinner has become a way of life.
[02:55.15]and for some of us, drive-through dinner has become a way of life.
[03:13.89]Granted, sometimes we grab something quick
[03:16.32]because we really don't have time.
[03:33.59]Granted, sometimes we grab something quick
[03:36.02]because we really don't have time.
[03:53.10]But psychologists got to wondering
[04:10.40]But psychologists got to wondering
[04:27.41]whether all this speed eating might actually make us less patient.
[04:46.76]whether all this speed eating might actually make us less patient.
[05:06.17]In a series of experiments, the scientists showed volunteers logos
[05:25.39]In a series of experiments, the scientists showed volunteers logos
[05:45.03]from several fast-food chains
[05:47.06]or asked them to recall the last time they'd visited.
[06:05.26]from several fast-food chains
[06:07.11]or asked them to recall the last time they'd visited.
[06:25.37]And they found that folks who had thought about fast food
[06:28.81]would then read faster,
[06:45.42]And they found that folks who had thought about fast food
[06:48.74]would then read faster,
[07:05.32]even though no one told them to hurry.
[07:23.01]even though no one told them to hurry.
[07:40.78]And they also expressed a preference for time-saving products,
[07:59.34]And they also expressed a preference for time-saving products,
[08:17.97]like shampoo plus conditioner.
[08:34.93]like shampoo plus conditioner.
[08:52.04]And they tended to opt for immediate rewards,
[09:10.20]And they tended to opt for immediate rewards,
[09:27.95]like getting a small cash payment right away
[09:46.89]like getting a small cash payment right away
[10:05.10]rather than waiting a week for a larger sum.
[10:22.47]rather than waiting a week for a larger sum.
[10:40.05]So if you want to ease the pace, forget meditation. Try a slow cooker.
[11:01.01]So if you want to ease the pace, forget meditation. Try a slow cooker.
[11:22.15]The last reading.
[11:24.90]Fast food is a multibillion-dollar industry,
[11:28.56]and for some of us, drive-through dinner has become a way of life.
[11:33.08]Granted, sometimes we grab something quick
[11:35.66]because we really don't have time.
[11:38.12]But psychologists got to wondering
[11:40.36]whether all this speed eating might actually make us less patient.
[11:45.01]In a series of experiments, the scientists showed volunteers logos
[11:49.17]from several fast-food chains
[11:51.36]or asked them to recall the last time they'd visited.
[11:54.76]And they found that folks who had thought about fast food
[11:58.31]would then read faster,
[12:00.30]even though no one told them to hurry.
[12:03.33]And they also expressed a preference for time-saving products,
[12:07.19]like shampoo plus conditioner.
[12:09.73]And they tended to opt for immediate rewards,
[12:12.87]like getting a small cash payment right away
[12:15.61]rather than waiting a week for a larger sum.
[12:18.74]So if you want to ease the pace, forget meditation. Try a slow cooker.
[12:26.34]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[14:48.71]That is the end of part 1 dictation.