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
–Jim, we’re going to go camping tomorrow. Will you join us?
--______, but I promised to go cycling with Tom yesterday.
A. Never mind B. That’s right C. My pleasure D. I’d love to
--Is the man standing outside the teacher’s office Mr. Zhou?
--No, it ______ be him. He has gone to Hong Kong for an academic conference.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t
Parents shouldn’t do all the things for their children because too much ______ prevents children’s development.
A. protection B. pollution C. exploration D. application
–It’s said that Wang Meng spent almost 10 hours training every day.
--That’s true. She is really hard-working. ______, she won 3 golden medals in the 21st Winter Olympics.
A. By the way B. First of all C. As a result D. In order to
–Did you see the movie ‘Go Lala Go!’ in the Peace Cinema last night?
--I had planned to, but it ______ heavily all the night.
A. is raining B. was raining C. has rained D. had rained
