C.saw D.contributed
解析:选B 根据"Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story"可知,这是对Agatha极高的赞誉,可推出她写(wrote)了超出80本的书。故选B。
4.A.creations B.inventions
C.discussions D.reasons
解析:选A 根据语境可推知,很多人都非常喜欢Agatha的作品(creations)。故选A。
5.A.guard B.detective
C.creator D.spy
解析:选B 根据"Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective"可推断出,Miss Marple也是一位业余侦探(detective)。故选B。
6.A.guide B.fellow
C.fan D.gift
解析:选C 根据前文内容可知,作者十分喜欢看侦探小说和Agatha这个人。故可推断,作者是她的一个粉丝(fan)。
7.A.watch B.rebuild
C.explode D.visit
解析:选D 根据后文的"I travelled to her ________"可推知,作者对要去参观(visit)Agatha的故居兴奋不已。故选D。
8.A.house B.family
C.hometown D.site
解析:选A 根据前文的"________ her house"可知本空答案为house,故选A。
9.A.perfect B.central
C.colorful D.direct
解析:选A 根据前文的"We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke"及后文的"for a murder like in her famous novel"可推知,这个地方是谋杀案的完美的(perfect)背景。故选A。
10.A.Sadly B.Fortunately
C.Hopefully D.Surprisingly
解析:选B 根据语境可知,此处表示"幸运的是,所有乘客安全到达"。故选B。
11.A.fetched B.got
C.reached D.mentioned
解析:选C 根据前文的"After a pleasant walk through the woods"可知,在穿过树林后,作者到达(reached)了Agatha的故居。故选C。
12.A.posts B.poems