However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hourglasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.

　　Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?

　　1. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks_________.

　　A. can hardly keep the value of your savings

　　B. will cost much of your savings

　　C. may increase your wealth

　　D. needs your bravery

　　2. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to____.

　　A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock

　　B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth

　　C. tell readers what clocks look like

　　D. compare chicks to human beings

　　3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?

　　A. Counting the beating of one's own heart.

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