Dictation instructions
Listen to the following passage,altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
During the first reading,which will be read in normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning.
For the second and third reading,the passage will be read sentence by sentence,or phrase by phrase,with intervals of 15 seconds.
The last reading will be read at normal speed again.And during this time,you should check your work.
You will then be given two minutes to check through work once more.
Please write the whole passage on answer sheet two.
Now listen to the passage.No.37 my views on opportnity
Views on opportunity vary from person to person.
Some people think that opportunities are not really important.
They are of this opinion because they think that if you have knowledge, skill or experience, opportunities will come to you naturally.
Others, however, take a more positive view of it.
In their view, opportunity is the most important factor on the way to success.
Without opportunity, to their mind, hard work equals nothing.
Moreover, they always complain that they are not successful because they are not lucky enough to get any opportunities.
My view on opportunity falls between the two extremes.
I am more in favour of an objective attitude to opportunity.
It's true that "opportunity is fair to everyone", but it doesn't mean that everyone can make full use of it when it is under their nose.“
Therefore, we should not rely solely on opportunity.
Instead, we should work hard and get well prepared for its arrival.