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TutorHub Tutorial and Review Services TEACH, SERVE, CHANGE [15] Now people typically use mechanical clocks or digital clocks. Digital clocks show numbers on a screen. The numbers represent the time. Some people use auditory clocks. Auditory clocks use language to tell the time aloud. Computers also use clocks. Computers use internal clocks in order to work properly. In today’s world, clocks are everywhere –– in homes, schools, offices, and public places. 20 Many people live their lives according to the clock. People go to work and return home according to the clock. School days start and end according to the clock. Airplanes take off and land according to the clock. It is fun to imagine a world without clocks! 41. According to the passage, which of the following statements is/are true? I) The clock is people’s oldest invention. II) Sundials were the first kind of clock that people invented. III) Mechanical clocks contain gears. A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and II only E) II and III only 42. What is the main idea of the third paragraph? A) Why clocks are used B) How sundials work C) How hourglasses are similar to candle clocks D) What types of clocks have been invented E) How mechanical clocks are different from digital clocks 43. In line 16, auditory most closely means A) related to machines B) related to numbers C) related to hearing D) related to moving parts E) related to the sun For items 44-46 Corn is the most popular crop in the United States. More than half the corn in the US is grown in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The state of Iowa grows the most. Corn grows almost everywhere. China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, India and France grow lots of corn, but the US grows the most. Corn is an important food in many countries. People use corn flour, called cornmeal, to make baked foods. People also eat cornflakes. At first, people ate cornflakes only in the United States. Now people eat cornflakes all over the world. Some corn is made into popcorn. The corn pops into light fluffy pieces filled with air. People can eat popcorn as a snack. People in the U.S. like to eat corn on the cob. Some people eat corn as a side dish or in salads. Corn syrup is a very sweet liquid. Companies use it to make foods taste sweet. Some people even make beer from corn.