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完形填空

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。

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