阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C
和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie,
an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt, 16
mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more
than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on
the market 25 years after her 17 .
Agatha Christie was
born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very
comfortable childhood in a big house with 18 servants(仆人). Agatha was known 19
an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she
often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to 20
.
Agatha Christie’s first novel was published
in 1920. In it, she 21 one of her most popular
characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her
novels, and in several movies 22 . Although Poirot
appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be
considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to
surprise continue to attract 23 readers around the
world.
Christie also wrote several 24
. One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the
history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that 25 in
a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of
Crime”.
1.
A.
more
practical
B. more famous
C. the most
famous
D. the most practical
2.
A.
loss B.
birth C.
death D. arrival
3.
A.
much B. plenty
of C.
lots D. a lot
4.
A.
as B.
like C.
by D. for
5.
A.
her brother B.
her C.
herself D. her sister
6.
A.
created B.
produced C.
built D. continued
7.
A.
also B.
besides C. as
well D. either
8.
A.
million B.
millions C. millions
of D. million of
9.
A.
stories B.
plays C.
movies D. comedies
10.
A.
takes place B. takes
in C. takes
off D. takes down