2. Why didn’t Sherlock Holmes explain everything to his colleagues at once?

1) He liked to make mysteries.

2) He didn’t want to share it with anybody.

3) He had no time.

4) It would take time and he wanted to act immediately.

3. Who was Elrige?

1) A farmer

2) A policeman

3) A doctor

4) A cheater

4. What was the first letter that Holmes guessed?

1) K

2) M

3) I

4) E

Why?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Why was Inspector Martin worried that Abe Slaney could escape?

1) He was responsible for this case.

2) He forgot his handcuffs.

3) He had no escort to help him.

4) Sherlock Holmes talked too much.

6. Why did Holmes call the policeman from New York?

1) He wanted to know if the name Abe Slaney was American.

2) He wanted to know if Mrs. Cubitt was known to him.

3) He wanted to ask for his advice.

4) He wanted to know if Abe Slaney was a criminal.

7. Why couldn’t Slaney escape?

1) He was in handcuffs.

2) He wanted to be sent in prison.

3) It would be a confession of guilt.

4) It wasn’t mentioned in the text.

8. Describe Abe Slaney:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Choose the right verbs:

If any visitor…………… to Mrs. Cubitt, they shouldn’t…………… him anything about what…………….

1) came, told, happened

2) came, tell, had happened

3) had come, tell, had happened

4) come, told, happened

10. Complete the sentences with these words and expressions:

no doubt, difficulty, by the way, every precaution, mistaken, get into, occurred

1) In fact, if I am not……………, here he comes.

2) Even now I was in some……………, but suddenly it…………… to me that this person had been close with the lady in her past.

3) It is necessary to take…………… when you deal with such a person.

4) There is…………… that the latter as a reply is the most probable.

5) If this Abe Slaney is really the murderer and if he has escaped while I’m sitting here, I’ll…………… serious trouble.

6) I know all forms of secret writings and I am the author of some…………….

11. Insert the right prepositions:

by, into, for, in, to, with, at, without

1) He worked with them…………… some time…………… the table.

2) Finally he gave a note…………… the boy.

3) And we can assume that it was a reply written…………… the lady.

4) I think that now I can help you to spend this hour…………… an interesting way.

5) Inspector Martin was filled……… admiration and ready to follow…………… question wherever Holmes led.

6) And I came to an idea that the flags were used to break the sentence up…………… words.

12. Complete the table:

In a second Holmes put a pistol to the man’s head [145] and Martin put the handcuffs on. It was all done so quickly that the man was helpless before he knew that he was attacked. He looked at us and started laughing.

“Well, gentlemen, you have caught me this time. I have no choice. But I came here in answer to a letter from Mrs. Hilton Cubitt. Don’t tell me that she is with you! Don’t tell me that she helped to set a trap for me [146] !”

“Mrs. Hilton Cubitt was seriously injured and is dying now.”

“You’re crazy!” he cried, furiosly. “It was he who was hurt, not she! Who could hurt my little Elsie? Yes, I threatened her, God forgive me, but I didn’t touch a hair of her pretty head. Don’t say such things… you! Say that she is not hurt!”