Read aloud – Item 1
Once most animals reach adulthood, they stop growing. In contrast, even plants that are thousands of years old continue to grow new needles, add new wood, and produce cones and new flowers, almost as if parts of their bodies remained "forever young". The secrets of plant growth are regions of tissue that can produce cells that later develop into specialized tissues.
Read aloud – Item 2
Analysts were impressed by the improvement in margins reported across all regions, apart from the United Kingdom, and said that this reflected a clear effort to improve profitability across the business. Although the turnaround is still in its early stages and the valuation looks full, given the challenge of turning around such a large and complex business, this is certainly an impressive start. 
Read aloud – Item 3
The development of easy-to-use statistical software has changed the way statistics is being taught and learned. Students make transformations of variables, create graphs of distributions of variables, and select amongst statistical analyses all at the click of a button. However, even with these advancements, students sometimes still find statistics to be an arduous task.
Read aloud – Item 4
In 2005, donor countries agreed on an accord to harmonize their practices. Since then, aid officialshave complained that too little has changed on the ground. Conferences of donors in developingcountries still tend to be dominated by a small group of north European governments, with the USoften absent.
Read aloud – Item 5
The climate for doing business improved in Egypt more than in any other country last year, according to a global study that revealed a wave of company-oriented reforms across the Middle East. The World Bank rankings, which look at business regulations, also showed that the pace of business reforms in Eastern Europe was overtaking East Asia.
Read aloud – Item 6
In a genuine republic, the will of the government is dependent on the will of the society, and the will of the society is dependent on the reason of the society. In Federalist 51, for example, James Madison claimed that the extent and structure of the government of the United States make it dependent on the will of the society.
Repeat sentence – Item 1Most teaching staff make their lecture notes available online.
Repeat sentence – Item 2There will be a conference here next summer on using the web for academic research.
Repeat sentence – Item 3The university has a world-renowned school of archaeology.
Repeat sentence – Item 4Successful applicants will work with a large team of researchers.
Repeat sentence – Item 5Higher numbers of patients were infected than during previous outbreaks of the illness.
Repeat sentence – Item 6The final year will consist of four taught courses and one project.
Repeat sentence Item 7He started his tutorial presentation right on time.
Repeat sentence – Item 8The nearest automatic teller is in front of the anatomy labs.
Repeat sentence – Item 9Newspapers are supported primarily by the sale of advertising space. 
Repeat sentence Item 10Sydney is Australia's largest city, chief port and cultural center. 
Re-tell lecture – Item 1
The shuttle was designed to be a space truck; it's a multi-purpose vehicle. We've done a tremendous number of different things with it. It's the most versatile space vehicle that has ever been built. We've used it to launch satellites. We've used it to repair satellites in orbit and put them back into orbit. We've used it to capture satellites and bring them back to Earth for repair. We've outfitted it with the space lab built by our European partners and used it before the era of the space station to do scientific research. We used it as part of our partnership with the Russians, which is still continuing, first as part of the Mir space station, where we actually prolonged the useful life of Mir by several years through logistical supply visits with the shuttle. And now, of course, we're using it to build the new international space station, which is a … a huge international partnership. 
Re-tell lecture – Item 2
    Interviewer: In an article that you wrote that I just read, you said you wished you could takeeveryone back to decades ago to look at the Florida Keys.    Interviewee: Fifty years ago. Think about how much change has taken place in that short period of time. We have managed to consume on the order of 90% of the big fish in the ocean: the tunas, the swordfish, the sharks. They're mostly gone. Until recently people have had the belief that there isn't much we puny human beings can do to change the nature of the ocean. But in fact, we have, not just because of what we've been taking out, and the destructive means often applied to take fish and other creatures from the sea, but also what we're putting into the sea, either directly or what we put into the atmosphere that falls back into the sea.    Interviewer: So if you were going to give a grade on the health of the oceans today, what would it be?    Interviewee: Well, it depends on which aspect. Across the board. Huh. The oceans are in trouble. It's hard for me to assign a specific grade. Maybe C-. 
Re-tell lecture – Item 3
    Interviewer: What nutritional guidelines should we be following?    Interviewee: Well, probably the best source of nutritional guidelines are those that are issued by the American Cancer Society or the National Cancer Institute. And the American Cancer Society, for example, offers four really basic, simple nutrition guidelines. The first guideline, which in my mind is the most important, is to choose most of the foods that you eat from plant sources, and we can talk in more detail about that in a moment. The second guideline is to limit your intake of high fat foods, particularly from animal sources. The third guideline is to be physically active and achieve a normal, healthy body weight. And the final guideline is to limit consumption of alcoholic beverages if you choose to drink at all.    Interviewer: So Susan, one of the things we always hear about … from the American Cancer Society is this five-a-day recommendation. Maybe if you could explain to our listening audience what that actually means.     Interviewee: The five-a-day recommendation is a very simple way of communicating the message to increase consumption of these plant foods. And what five-a-day means is five servings per day of fruits and vegetables in total. And some people misunderstand this guideline, and they may think it's okay if I have five glasses of fruit juice a day, and I've met my five-a-day guideline. The goal is really to choose both fruits and vegetables as part of the five-a-day guideline, to vary the fruits and vegetables that you eat on a daily basis, and that alone is a very major step forward in terms of reducing your risk for cancer. 
Answer short question – Item 1What organ do cardiologists specialize in? Correct: (the) heart / hearts 
Answer short question – Item 2If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed to magnify minisculeobjects?Correct: (electron) microscope / microscopes 
Answer short question – Item 3Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or community service?Correct: community service
Answer short question – Item 4How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement?Correct: two 
Answer short question – Item 5Which is the longest: a decade, a millennium or a century?Correct: a millennium 
Answer short question – Item 6A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important safety measure forworkers at this plant - ensuring good ventilation, or appropriate footwear?Correct: (ensuring good) ventilation 
Answer short question Item 7A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what?Correct: a chronology / a timeline 
Answer short question – Item 8If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? Correct: six 
Answer short question – Item 9What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? Correct: salt 
Answer short question – Item 10In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide?Correct: (it's) (the purpose is) (to) hide