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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 Doyles stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes.Conan Doyle wrotethat 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 thecleverest 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 ( 委托人 ) gave and figured out the answer.At other timeshe spent days or weeks looking for clues. Sherlock Holmes travelled to different cities and countries to solve the mysteries. ___4___ he woredisguises,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 dontunderstand that he is a fictional (虚构的 ) 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. ca