Question

根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词或短语，并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。（每个词只能用一次，有两个多余选项）

late    send  mean      telephone   sure    write

call    I     such as    go off      clock    early

Some people remember things by 1_______ notes to themselves．Then they leave the notes in obvious places，2_______ on the table or on the floor．I don’t think I like to write notes to 3_______．Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it's too 4_______．I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do．I have ten alarm 5_______ in my house．They could tell me about things．For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time，I'll set an alarm clock to 6_______ a few minutes early and put the clock by the 7_______．Or if I want to watch a certain television program．I'll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set．I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks．However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it 8_______．I always remember to set it，but not why I set it．If the clock is by the telephone，I know I may have set it to tell me to 9_______ someone，but I can’t be 10_______ I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time．

Answer 1

1．writing     2．such as      3．myself     4．late       5．clocks

6．go off      7．telephone   8．means        9．call      10．sure