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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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