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114131613CompoundDictation
CompoundDictation
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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.
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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)_______________________________________.
Answers:
1)entrance2)ninety-three3)expression4)expert5)seek6)should7)raise8)400,000
9)raisemoneyneededtobuildthestatue’sbase
10)ThestatuewasthentakenapartandsenttotheUnitedStates
11)hasbeenasymboloffreedomforpeopleallovertheworld
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Inmanysocieties,thereisoftengreateracceptanceoflightskinthandarkskin.Lightskinmaybeseenasamarkofbeauty,1)____andsuccess.
TheresultisthatskinlighteninghasbecomeacommonactivityacrossAfrica,Asiaandotherareasoftheworld.Moreandmorepeoplewithdarkskinareusingskin-lighteningproducts,evenif
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