Answer to Dictation 1
Customs officials in Australia have seized more than 100,000 cockroaches.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Included in the seizure were thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches.
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Answer to Dictation 3
These are giant insects that can be as large as the palm of a person's hand.
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Answer to Dictation 4
Authorities said it was the largest ever seizure of illegal invertebrates.
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Answer to Dictation 5
They will be seized and you could face penalties under federal law.
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Answer to Dictation 6
The seized cockroaches were probably imported to be fed to pet reptiles.
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Answer to Dictation 7
The roaches were more cost-effective than feeding lizards smaller bugs.
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Answer to Dictation 8
The roaches could have become an invasive species and caused a lot of harm.
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Answer to Dictation 9
They could potentially wipe out a whole lot of native animals.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Sadly the impounded bugs will be killed and disposed of by authorities.
See the hissing cockroaches lesson for the whole text.
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