(1997.6) S1. typical S2. relatively S3. boring S4. describe S5. variety S6. normal S7. uniform S8. seven bad men jumped out, one man had a knife and we got into a fight. S9. She was trying to get to the hospital, but there was a bad traffic jam. S10. the baby waited to “arrive” until we got to the hospital. （1998.1） S1. world’s S2.architectural S3. artificial S4. success S5. Despite S6.experiences S7. romantic S8. High school physical education was difficult because all of the equipment was too big for the then five-year-old student. S9. that in graduate school he was studying how to make them think like people. S10. Michael is smart, but he is like every other kid. (2004.6) S1. popular S2. historical S3. prints S4. instruments S5. permitted S6. established S7. destroyed S8. In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol S9. The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries. S10. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library. (2005.1) S1. quality S2. investigated S3. value S4. familiar S5. recommend S6. perhaps S7. additional S8. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use. S9. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag. S10. The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film. （2003.1） Section B Compound Dictation It's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious. Unfortunately, it's not bottomless. Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment. Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living. At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are already over-fished, or fished to the limit. As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing. Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying. That's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year. When you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem. In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns (对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea. It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes and reproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life. （2001.6） Compound Dictation If you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably focused on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally now. You probably don't spend much time worrying about the distant future, such as whether you will develop heart disease, or cancer, how you will take care of yourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while however, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health related thoughts are likely to become increasingly important to you . Regardless of your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle. that will help you feel better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that , even in late adulthood, exercise, strength training with weights, and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past. giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health problems that have troubled them. And this new knowledge can be transmitted to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.