Agatha Christie, crime writer - Module 12
B2 First · Open Cloze · First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
Agatha Christie is probably the (0) ___ widely-known crime writer in the world. Although her writing now seems rather old-fashioned, her novels of mystery and suspense continue to sell very well. Agatha Christie was born (1) ___ 1890 and began her working life as a nurse, responsible for dispensing medicines. The knowledge of poisons which she gained during this time came in useful when she wrote her books. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, (2) ___ published in 1920. The main character in the novel, Hercule Poirot, became (3) ___ popular that she used the detective in 40 further books. In (4) ___ to her novels, Agatha Christie wrote a number of plays. The Mousetrap was (5) ___ a success that it ran in London for more than 50 years. Agatha Christie's personal life was sometimes (6) ___ exciting as the plots of her novels. She caused a sensation in 1926 (7) ___ she disappeared for ten days, possibly suffering (8) ___ amnesia.
Agatha Christie, crime writer
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