Intoday'sworldofsmartphonesandnotebookcomputers，mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwiththem．Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommon，istimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch？Accordingtosomeconsumers，theans

　　Intoday'sworldofsmartphonesandnotebookcomputers，mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwiththem．Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommon，istimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch？Accordingtosomeconsumers，theanswerisyes．NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchis"anextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction．"Manyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltime．Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago．Asaresult，somepeoplesaythatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads．

　　However，watchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeempopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s．Bythen，theyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn'tjustkeepgoodtime．Fiftyyearsago，watchmakerstookprideintheirproducts'accuracy．Butinrecentyears，thewatchindustryhaschangeditselfintoanaccessorybusiness．Andtoday，theimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells．

　　"Complications"-featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping-areanimportantpartofawatch'simage．Today'swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonality．Thesefeaturesincludecompasses，USBdrivers，andevenotherfunctions．

　　Creativityalsoplaysakeyroleindesigningtoday'swatches．Forexample，JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon'tevenlooklikewatches．Thecompany'spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightstotelltime．Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebraceletthanawatch．

　　Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsense，creativetalentofalovesports，consumerswanttheirwatchestostandout．Nowadays，everyonehasthesamekindofgadgetintheirbags，sopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat'sontheirwrists．Willthisinterestinwristfashionlast？Onlytimewilltell!

　　25．Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph？___

　　A．Asmostpeoplesee，watchesareoutoffashion．

　　B．Thewatchindustrywillclosedownsoonerorlater．

　　C．Somepeoplefeelthatwatcheshavebeenofnouse．

　　D．Therearesomanychoicesofwatchesforteenagerstoday．

　　26．JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashismentionedinParagraph4to___．

　　A．tellt