Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage
three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen
carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact
words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to
fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact
words you have just heard or, write down the main points in your own words.
Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you
have written.
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings,
wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams
may (36) a feeling of this kind. If the (37)
on your body, such as a blanket, have (38) off
your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on ice or in snow. The
(39) for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from
the experiences yon have today. So the (40)
of your dream usually comes from something that has (41)
on you while you are sleeping and it may also use your past
experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now. This is why very
young children are likely to dream of (42) , older children
of school examinations, hungry people of tood, (43) soldiers
of their families. To show you how that is happening
while you are asleep and (44) , here is the story of an
experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with absorbent
cotton. He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girlfriend was
visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hand softly! (45)
, and what those dreams mean. Their
explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, (46) .They
believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true.