A: Spot Dictation
Direction: In
this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with
blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the
tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER
BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY
ONCE.
The human body is a remarkable (1) . As an
adult, you may consume (2) food per year and still not
(3) a pound of body weight. You are constantly harnessing,
and consuming energy through the (4) of your body in order
to remain in (5) . To maintain a (6) body
weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes
the overall energy balance is upset, and your normal body weight will
(7) .
The term (8) refers
to the mental image we have of our own (9) and this can
(10) by a variety of factors, including how much you weigh
and how that weight is (11) . Research has revealed that
about 40 percent of adult men and (12) of adult women are
(13) their current body weight. Similarly findings have also
been reported at high school level, mainly with female students.
At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and
female first year students desired to change their body weight. The
(14) of this concern is the value that American society is
(15) a society to physical appearance. Thinness is
currently an attribute that females (16) . Males generally
(17) . The (18) of individuals who want
to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance, most want to
(19) body fat, while a smaller percentage of individuals
actually want to (20) .
