17- dictation

A: Are you afraid of anything?

B: Yes. I'm afraid of elevators. Once. when I was a kid.

I got stuck in an elevator.

A: So what do you do when you have to take an elevator?

B: I try to take the stairs! How about you?

A: I was afraid of insects when I was a kid.

B: How did you stop being afraid of insects?

A: When I was in college. I studied insects in a biology class. Now. I'm not afraid at all. In fact, I think insects are- fascinating!