1. Everybody coming, aren't they? A will be b is c are d aren't

B) would lose interest in his professional work

C) found himself behaving in an aggressive manner

D) wished he didn't have to work as a detective

27. We can understand from the passage that Ousborne was generally regarded as .............

A) being rather unreliable as a detective

B) a man of many and varied talents

C) rather a cruel person, even a wicked one

D) an extremely intelligent detective, and one to be feared

During the Crimean War, Marry Portmonth showed extraordinary qualities of determination and organization ability. In the English hospital where she worked, conditions at first were terrible; dirt and disease probably caused more deaths among the soldiers than did the wounds received in battle. Still, under these circumstances, Marry Portmonth gradually built up a highly disciplined nursing staff and, together with more adequate medical supplies, she was able to improve adequate conditions and be of real service to soldiers. However, the work was hard, and, as a result, her own health suffered.