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Test11CIn1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenoughpatients.To___1___thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers.ConanDoyle'sstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockHolmes.ConanDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLondon,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor___2___.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,too.HewasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere___3___tofigureout.SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghischair.Helistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredouttheanswer.Atothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries.___4___heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon.SherlockHolmesisthemost___5___detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopledon'tunderstandthatheisafictional(虚构的)character,notarealperson.TheEnglishpostofficesreportthatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,000___6___everyyear.()1.A.keepB.changeC.passD.mention()2.A.practiceB.thinkingC.trustD.help()3.A.willingB.suitableC.likelyD.unable()4.A.SeldomB.NeverC.SometimesD.Always()5.A.tiredB.relaxedC.nervousD.famous()6.A.visitorsB.lettersC.callsD.directionsTest13EGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday--apersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.1.Whatdoesa“greenhorn”nowreferto?____________________________________________________________________________2.Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants?____________________________________________________________________________3.Whoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains?____________________________________________________________________________4.Peopledon’tusegreentodescribepeople’sfeeling,dothey?____________________________________________________________________________5.Whenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster”probablyfirstlyused?____________________________________________________________________________6.Whatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis?____________________________________________________________________________Test14DWithsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,youmaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes___1___reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby.Hobbycanr___2___pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H___3___,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects(方面)ofyourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa___4___.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure.Hobbiescanhelprecover(恢复)notonlyyourp___5___energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourlife.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm___6___.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,hobbiescanalsobeh___7___toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand(拓展)yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob.1.___________2.___________3.___________4.___________5.___________6.___________7.__