[00:00.75]PART I DICTATION
[00:04.32]Listen to the following passage.
[00:06.91]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
[00:11.19]During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,
[00:15.02]listen and try to understand the meaning.
[00:18.06]For the second and third readings,
[00:20.27]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,
[00:23.21]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.
[00:27.65]The last reading will be done at normal speed again
[00:30.83]and during this time you should check your work.
[00:34.22]You will then be given 2 minutes
[00:36.19]to check through your work once more.
[00:38.87]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[00:43.18]Now, listen to the passage.
[00:48.03]Love What You're Doing
[00:50.52]What do you want to be when you grow up?
[00:53.46]I'm sure you were asked this question at least once
[00:56.98]when you were a youngster.
[00:59.22]When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready,
[01:03.33]or did you need a few minutes to think about it?
[01:06.70]We all have dreams of becoming someone great,
[01:10.26]like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star.
[01:14.31]But look at what you're doing now.
[01:17.11]Maybe you'll never turn out to be what you set out to be.
[01:21.15]But never mind, things change.
[01:24.74]As we grow older, our tastes change,
[01:28.22]our views of the world change, so do our goals.
[01:32.91]One of the most important lessons I've learned
[01:35.63]is to love what you are doing.
[01:38.30]For example, if you enjoy what you make a living at,
[01:42.40]you'll end up being happy in more ways than one.
[01:46.55]Life itself will also become much more interesting and fun.
[01:53.13]The second and third readings.
[01:55.87]You should begin writing now.
[01:59.56]What do you want to be when you grow up?
[02:16.98]What do you want to be when you grow up?
[02:33.94]I'm sure you were asked this question at least once
[02:52.24]I'm sure you were asked this question at least once
[03:10.21]when you were a youngster.
[03:26.27]when you were a youngster.
[03:42.30]When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready,
[04:00.99]When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready,
[04:19.20]or did you need a few minutes to think about it?
[04:36.76]or did you need a few minutes to think about it?
[04:54.26]We all have dreams of becoming someone great,
[05:12.15]We all have dreams of becoming someone great,
[05:29.77]like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star.
[05:48.23]like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star.
[06:06.54]But look at what you're doing now.
[06:23.37]But look at what you're doing now.
[06:39.80]Maybe you'll never turn out to be what you set out to be.
[06:58.69]Maybe you'll never turn out to be what you set out to be.
[07:16.89]But never mind, things change.
[07:34.27]But never mind, things change.
[07:51.71]As we grow older, our tastes change,
[08:09.67]As we grow older, our tastes change,
[08:27.48]our views of the world change, so do our goals.
[08:46.54]our views of the world change, so do our goals.
[09:04.98]One of the most important lessons I've learned
[09:07.81]is to love what you are doing.
[09:24.86]One of the most important lessons I've learned
[09:27.49]is to love what you are doing.
[09:44.07]For example, if you enjoy what you make a living at,
[10:02.78]For example, if you enjoy what you make a living at,
[10:21.03]you'll end up being happy in more ways than one.
[10:39.33]you'll end up being happy in more ways than one.
[10:57.29]Life itself will also become much more interesting and fun.
[11:16.69]Life itself will also become much more interesting and fun.
[11:36.48]The last reading.
[11:39.56]What do you want to be when you grow up?
[11:42.52]I'm sure you were asked this question at least once
[11:46.03]when you were a youngster.
[11:48.22]When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready,
[11:52.37]or did you need a few minutes to think about it?
[11:55.87]We all have dreams of becoming someone great,
[11:59.27]like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star.
[12:03.48]But look at what you're doing now.
[12:06.12]Maybe you'll never turn out to be what you set out to be.
[12:10.34]But never mind, things change.
[12:13.68]As we grow older, our tastes change,
[12:17.23]our views of the world change, so do our goals.
[12:21.94]One of the most important lessons I've learned
[12:24.72]is to love what you are doing.
[12:27.35]For example, if you enjoy what you make a living at,
[12:31.66]you'll end up being happy in more ways than one.
[12:35.86]Life itself will also become much more interesting and fun.
[12:41.42]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[14:52.30]That is the end of part 1 dictation.