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PART Ⅱ DICTATION Legal Age for Marriage Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference. The most common age without parents’ consent is eighteen for both females and males. However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married. Each state issues its own marriage license. Both residents and nonresidents are qualified for such a license. The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state. Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not. Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious. In most states, a waiting period is required before the license is issued. This period is from one to five days depending on the state. A three-day wait is the most common. In some states, there’s no required waiting period.  PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A STATEMENT 1. John met me at the door and said his dormitory wasn’t full, but in fact it was. 2. We just can’t get over the fact that Jane failed while Mary succeeded. 3. At the moment there was no course I enjoyed more than composition. 4. If I had known the exercises should be handed in today, I’d have finished them yesterday. 5. I woke up at 8:30, knowing that the appointment was at 9:45, but despite all my plans, I still got there at 10:00. 6. If only I had paid more attention to my spelling in the examination. 7. Come in, John. Please excuse the mess. We only moved in here a month ago and we’re in the middle of house decoration. 8. David decided to take the overnight express train to Rome. Usually he would have gone by plane. But now he wanted to have some time on his own before he got back home. 9. My students went camping last weekend. They had a wonderful time and they stayed warm and dry in spite of the weather.  SECTION B CONVERSATION 10. M: Why did you get up at 6:40? I thought your meeting wa