Ⅱ. 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer best-known for writing the stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
Doyle was born 1 a cold winter day in 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother, a well-educated woman, was crazy about reading. She often 2 fascinating stories to her young son, which 3 Doyle’s rich imagination. In 1876, Doyle entered the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. There he met Dr Joseph Bell, a man 4 for his extraordinary skills in observing and detecting. Dr Bell’s unique abilities later became the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes in Doyle’s works.
Doyle 5 his medical studies in 1881 and then he became a doctor. In 1885, he met and married his first wife, Louise Hawkins. They 6 a happy family with two children, a daughter and a son.
In 1886, Doyle finally decided to start his writing journey. He began with a story that would later become really famous. The story was called A Study in Scarlet. This novel 7 Sherlock Holmes and his loyal assistant, Dr Watson, to the world. During the 1890s and early 1900s, he 8 four of his most popular Sherlock Holmes books, which gained wide acclaim(赞扬).
In 1906, Doyle’s life took a sad turn when his wife died. This unexpected loss left him heartbroken, 9 he knew life must go on. In 1928, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes came out with his final twelve stories about Sherlock Holmes.
Arthur Conan Doyle passed away on July 7, 1930. His Sherlock Holmes stories have 10 popular around the world to this day.
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()3.A.designed B.discovered C.developed
()4.A.suitable B.disappointed C.famous
()5.A.started B.finished C.changed
()6.A.set up B.put up C.took up
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