Missing: world's most famous mystery writer - Unit 11

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

CLAIM

NOTORIETY

NATION

CORRESPOND

ILLUSTRATE

CONSPIRE

PUBLIC

FAME

When it comes to mystery writers, (1) ___ novelist Agatha Christie did more than just put stories to paper – she was once part of a mystery herself. In December 1926, the writer (2) ___ went missing for 11 days, setting off a frantic search. Her disappearance made (3) ___ news headlines, including on the front page of the New York Times. Foreign (4) ___ descended on Sunningdale, England, the location of her home and last sighting, to cover the dramatic event. Even fellow mystery writer, the (5) ___ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, joined the search. Authorities quickly found Agatha's car abandoned by the side of the road. After days of fruitless searches, she was eventually spotted at an elegant spa resort in Harrogate, living under an assumed identity – that of her husband's mistress. During the affair, (6) ___ theorists churned out their own explanations as to what had happened. Some believed she had been murdered by her unfaithful husband and others chalked it up as being a cleverly crafted (7) ___ start to promote a new book. But as Agatha's memory of events never recovered, we cannot know for sure what transpired; thus, the story will likely retain its (8) ___ nature.

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