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I love a good murder mystery. It is so to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her -----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur .
As I am a big of Agatha Christie, I was excited to her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. , all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods, I the splendid house. I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her . Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase. However, my part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse. There was a lovely view of the river the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime . In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is in the boathouse. They even the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.
I really my visit to Greenway. It was such a place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was write so many exciting stories.
1.A. attention B. heat C. success D. fun
2.A. doubt B. problem C. murder D. method
3.A. read B. wrote C. saw D. contributed
4.A. creations B. inventions C. discussions D. reasons
5.A. guard B. detective C. creator D. spy
6.A. guide B. fellow C. fan D. gift
7.A. watch B. rebuild C. explode D. visit
8.A. house B. family C. hometown D. site
9.A. perfect B. central C. colorful D. direct
10.A. Sadly B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly
11.A. fetched B. got C. reached D. mentioned
12.A. posts B. novels C. letters D. books
13.A. personal B. useful C. rewarding D. favourite
14.A. or B. and C. but D. for
15.A. scenery B. sight C. view D. scene
16.A. dissolved B. tended C. found D. buried
17.A. developed B. filmed C. adapted D. affected
18.A. enjoyed B. treasured C. exploited D. focused
19.A. shocking B. beautiful C. skillful D. helpful
20.A. inspired B. disappointed C. marked D. honored