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.
9. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can __________.
A. leave them in obvious places
B. remember what to do at a certain time
C. watch a certain programme
D. make a phone call at a certain time
10. I don’t like to write notes to myself because __________.
A. they are easy to lose or forget to look at
B. I don’t know where to put them
C. my handwriting is poor
D. it gives me too much trouble
11. I often use _________ to help me remember things.
A. a notebook
B. a computer
C. telephone calls
D. alarm clocks
D
In 1971 there was a war in a part of Nigeria called Biafra，in western Africa．People were dying，children were hungry and there was a lot of disease．There were thousands of people who needed medical help—but there were no doctors or nurses to help them．Some doctors from France went to work there as volunteers，and some of them decided to start an organization to help the people in disasters(灾难) all over the world．That was when Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) was born．
Since it started，MSF has helped people all over the world．The disaster might be war or an earthquake that means people need medical help．
About 90% money that MSF needs comes from personal donations(捐款)；the rest come from governments and business．MSF helps everyone，