---What can I help you, sir?
--- I’d like to have this watch_______.

For many men and women today ,the image that a watch communicates is more important  than the time it tells. “Complications”-----features that go beyond simple timekeeping-----are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer a host of complications that suit almost  any personality. These features include altitude trackers ,compasses, lunar calendars, USB drivers ,and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!

Creativity is also a key element in today’s watches ,for men as well as women. The Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches .The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell the time .It looks more like a futuristic bracelet than a watch .Another Japanese watchmaker , EleeNo, makes a “handless” watch .Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece.

    In the past, the image of a man’s watch was quite different from that of a woman’s. Men’s watches tend to be bolder, larger, and more complicated than women’s watches, which were more likely to look like jewelry. Today, the differences between men’s and women’s watches are disappearing. Watchmakers are adding diamonds to their fine watches for man. And for women, they’re designing larger watches that contain complications. For example, some women’s watches now have calendars that show the phrases of the moon. Others show the time in two different cities, a handy function for business travelers. However, women still pay more attention than most men to the external beauty of a watch. And unlike men, women are still more likely to purchase watches that suit particular items in their wardrobes.

According to the passage, one type of watch complications can show you ___________.

   A. appointments for the day            B. which direction is north

   C. how much weight you’ve put on      D. a list of telephone numbers

What is the true information about the watch made by EleeNo?

   A. It uses different hands to keep time.    B It’s rather popular

   C. It doesn’t look like a watch           D. It’s much fun to talk about

What is the main topic of this article?

   A. Why women are likely to buy more watches than men?

   B. The differences between men’s and women’s watches.

   C. Current trends in the watch industry.

   D. Useful tips for purchasing watches.

 Time is very important in our lives. It  16  our everybody moments. However, time never had any  17  in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more  18 .

     It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This  19  tells me the importance of time in my life.

     I received this  20  on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to  21  up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house  22  , I was late because I was  23  out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I  24  my uncle, but I was very  25  for him. He had  26  the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

     I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt  27  of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my  28  father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have  29   with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you  30  was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  31  .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a  32  for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33   .

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to  34  time and never be late to get someone. This watch is  35  to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

16. A. appreciates                 B. organizes               C. orders               D. explains

17. A. importance                 B. similarity                 C. necessity           D. interest

18. A. confident                   B. independent              C. efficient            D. responsible

19. A. object                       B. belonging                 C. matter               D. stranger

20. A. card                       B. letter                        C. gift                   D. thing

21. A. call                       B. pick                         C. put                   D. bring

22. A. Otherwise                  B. Fortunately               C. However           D. Hopefully

23. A. going                        B. hanging                    C. standing            D. leaving

24. A. forgot                        B. remembered             C. saw                   D. visited

25. A. anxious                    B. nervous                    C. early                 D. late

26. A. reached                    B. recognized                C. left                   D. found

27. A. ashamed                    B. frightened                C. disappointed      D. shy

28. A. kind                       B. happy                      C. angry                D. doubtful

29. A. pleasure                    B. fun                          C. appointment      D. quarrels

30. A. said                        B. did                          C. thought             D. forgot

31. A. ideas                       B. words                      C. actions                     D. promises

32. A. wonder                     B. hope                        C. requirement              D. reminder

33. A. life                        B. day                          C. way                  D. thought

34. A. waste                      B. respect                            C. neglect              D. enjoy

35. A. useful                       B. necessary                  C. different            D. important

---What can I help you, sir?

--- I’d like to have this watch_______.

A．repaired          B．repair            C．repairing          D．to be repaired