1. 阅读下面短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    Most people always like to collect things. For example, they like collecting stamps, books, pictures.… But my friend Mr King likes collecting clocks. He has five hundred clocks now.

    There are clocks everywhere in his house. You can see shelves standing in every room. All the shelves are full of clocks. Though Mr King is glad to do this, his wife doesn't enjoy it at all. She has a lot of work to do every day. It's not easy for her to clean hundreds of clocks. She is also angry at the noise. Each clock keeps its own time, so she can hear clock strike(敲) almost any time during the day and the night. "There is something even worse. I am never able to know what time it is with so many clocks around."

1. （1） Mr King is ________.

   A . a clock maker B . a clock seller C . interested in clocks D . good at mending clocks
3. （2） Which one of the following is RIGHT?

   A . Mr King keeps the clock only in his bedroom. B . Mr King doesn't put any shelves in the living room. C . There are some shelves with nothing on them. D . All the shelves are filled with clocks.
5. （3） Mrs King ________.

   A . is busy cleaning the clocks every day B . likes collecting clocks, too C . helps Mr King collect clocks D . likes cleaning the clocks
7. （4） Mrs King DOESN'T know ________.

   A . her husband's favourite thing B . which clock tells the right time C . when the clocks strike D . how to clean the clocks
9. （5） From the passage we know ________.

   A . few of the clocks keep the right time B . most of the clocks keep the right time C . all the clocks strike at the same time D . it's always quiet in their house