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        Every day, a homeowner in Pennsylvania is reminded of a mistake he made 13 years ago. At around 8 in the evening, his peaceful house comes alive with the noise of an alarm clock he dropped into the wall over ten years ago. It's been stuck in the wall ever since.

        13 years ago, Jerry Lynn wanted to make a hole through his living room wall, so he could pass the television cable (电缆)through it. He didn't want to destroy any pipes in the wall, so he came up with a good idea to make sure that he was drilling(钻孔) in an empty place. He took his alarm clock, tied it to a string(线) and set it to go off in 10 minutes. Then he lowered it into the wall, and waited for it to ring. His goal was to drill a hole in a safe place near the place where the ringing was coming from, making sure that there was nothing to pass through there. It all went smoothly until the alarm clock fell into the wall.

    The man didn't get back the alarm clock, but thought it would probably run out of battery(电池)in several months, so he wasn't too worried about it. But 13 years later, the alarm clock still rings every day.

        As you can imagine, Jerry and his wife have gotten used to the ringing living room wall, but it can still surprise  guests. So Jerry decides to pull down that wall, just to stop that boring thing, though after putting up with it for 13 years, he think it will be a pity. He says, “I've never herd of a clock battery lasting that long and my friends think it may be interesting to see how long it will keep ringing for.”

    1. (1) What mistake did Jerry make?
      A . He forgot setting his alarm clock B . He drilled a hole in an empty place C . He broke an alarm clock 13 years ago D . He let an alarm clock stuck in the wall
    2. (2) Why did Jerry put a clock into the wall?
      A . To remind him to get up early B . To find a safe place to make a hole C . To work out how long he would drill D . To make his work easy and enjoyable.
    3. (3) What does the author mean by “go off” in Paragraph 2?
      A . Stop B . Ring C . Calm down D . Come out
    4. (4) What can we learn from the last paragraph?
      A . The clock will be left there as it is B . Jerry's guests are afraid of the clock C . Jerry will pull down the wall to get the clock D . The clock will keep ringing for another 13 years.

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