5. The writer spent
more time swimming than listening to music.
(
B )
Some people remember the things by
writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor
in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to
myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too
late. I prefer to use an alarm clock(闹钟) to tell me
what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks 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 go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the
telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television programme, 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 means. I always remember setting 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 call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself
that somebody was to call me at a certain time.