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Old superstitions linger even in today?s modern world. / The author Philip Pullman drew on
them / in his award winning novel “His Dark Materials”. / The novel, which appeals to both children and adults, / has been adapted for radio and also the theatre. /
Dictation 2 Graduate Student 研究生（157 words）
Graduate students specialize in a particular field of study. / They study to become experts in
this field / and to learn new advances in their fields while they earn an M.A. or Ph.D. / Sometimes
when they get an M. A. in one field they begin studying another field. / They hope that when they
earn their graduate degrees / they will succeed in finding important jobs. / They hope to get jobs
that are interesting and high paying. / The life of a graduate student is often difficult. / They are
usually too busy studying to make a good living. / Often they have to pay high tuition fees for
their education. / Some give up studying before they get their degrees. / But most keep on working
at their studies until they graduate. / In today?s world, most graduate students don?t regret spending time with their studies. / They are finding that new developments are occurring in all
fields. / For many graduate study has become a necessity. /
Dictation 3 April Fool’s Day 愚人节（157 words）
1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. / It?s April Fool?s
Day, a day when people traditionally like to try / to make a fool of someone else and laugh at them. /
There are lots of theories surrounding the origins of the day, / but one explanation is
connected with the change in the calendar in th