C
Sherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes’ address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes’ flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every time.
Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction---the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.
The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.
10. Sherlock Holmes was________.
A. the greatest detective who ever lived
B. Dr Joseph Bell
C. Arthur Conan Doyle
D. only a character made up by Arthur Conan Dolye
11. Dr Watson was________.
A. tall and learn
B. lovable but always clumsy
C. lovable but sometimes clumsy
D. lovable and never clumsy
12. Holmes was supposed to have lived_______.
A. with Dr Watson B. with Dr Joseph Bell
C. with the greatest detective D. with Doyle
13. Doyle made up the description of Holmes_______.
A. from his own imagination
B. based on a famous London doctor
C. based on Dr Joseph Bell at Edinburgh University
D. based on a model of Holmes