Test 11
C
In 1885, a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle opened offices in London. He wanted to
be a successful doctor, but for some reasons he never found enough patients.To ___1___ the time,
he began to write stories and send them to the newspapers.
Conan Doyle's stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes.Conan Doyle wrote that
Sherlock Holmes lived at 221 b Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to
his for
___2___. Often police detectives came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too.He was able to
solve mysteries that the cleverest policemen in England were ___3___ to figure out.
Sometimes
Sherlock
Holmes
could
solve
a
mystery
without
leaving
his
chair.He
listened
carefully to the information his client (
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) gave and figured out the answer.At other times he
spent days or weeks looking for clues. Sherlock Holmes travelled to different cities and countries to
solve the mysteries. ___4___ he wore disguises, pretending to be an old man, or a sailor. Holmes
did anything to find out the answer to the mysteries he was working on.
Sherlock
Holmes
is
the
most
___5___
detective
in
English
literature,but
many
people
don't
understand that he is a fictional (
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) character, not a real person.The English post offices report
that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.Even he gets more than 2,000
___6___ every year.
(
) 1. A. keep
B. change
C. pass
D. mention
(
) 2. A. practice
B. thinking
C. trust
D. help
(
) 3. A. willing
B. suitable
C. likely
D. unable
(
) 4. A. Seldom
B. Never
C. Sometimes
D. Always
(
) 5. A. tired
B. relaxed
C. nervous
D. famous
(
) 6. A. visitors
B. letters
C. calls
D. directions
Test 13
E
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the
color of most growing plants, too.
Sometimes,
the
word
green
means
young,
fresh
and
growing.
Sometimes,
it
describes
something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe. For example, a greenhorn is someone
who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young
cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who