Mr Lestrade was a detective frame Scotland Yard and often (1.come) (2.visit) my friend Sherlock Holmes.Holmes.(3.can) often (4.help) Lestrade.

"You (5.bring) a good case for me today?"Holmes (6.inquire)."I can't say that",answered Lestrade."It still (7.investigate) now."

He then (8.tell) us that someone (9.steal) plaster busts of Napoleon and (10.break) them.

"Four days ago, when nobody (11.look), a madman (12.take) a bust of Napoleon from the shop in Kensington Road and (13.break) it to pieces. Nobody(14.see) him (15.enter) the shop."

"Why you (16.to be interested) in this?" Holmes (17.to be surprised). "I'm sure he (18.steal) one again sooner or later," Lestrade (19.answer).

While I (20.dress) the next day,Lestrade (21.invite) us to the scene of robbery.The owner of the house (22.be) a journalist,too troubled that day to write anything about what (23.happen)."I (24.collect) the Napoleon busts for many years and nobody ever (25.try) to rob me.Last night I (26.wake) up by a loud cry.L (27.swear) to myself that I (28.catch) the thief if I (29.find) my gun but the door (30.lock).When I (31.get) out in the morning,I (32.notice) that one of the Napoleon busts (33.disappear),

1.came2.to visit3.could4.help5. Have you brought6.inquired7.It is still being investigated8.told9. had stolen10.had broken11 .was looking12.took13 broke14 saw15 enter16 Why are you interested17.was surprised18 will steal19 answered20 was dressing 21 invited22 was23  had happened24 have collected35 nobody has ever .tried26 woke27 swear28 would have caught29 had found30 was locked31 got32 noticed33 had disappeared