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    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in England and was probably the most successful writer in history. [1] She wrote over 80 novels, short stories, and plays that have sold over 2 billion copies, more than any other author including Shakespeare. [2] Christie became a writer by accident while bored during her husband's absence in WWI; she was working in a hospital and learned about poisons that she used in her writing. [3] Her books became hugely popular for their ingenious plots and clues provided to readers to solve the mysteries.

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    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in England and was probably the most successful writer in history. [1] She wrote over 80 novels, short stories, and plays that have sold over 2 billion copies, more than any other author including Shakespeare. [2] Christie became a writer by accident while bored during her husband's absence in WWI; she was working in a hospital and learned about poisons that she used in her writing. [3] Her books became hugely popular for their ingenious plots and clues provided to readers to solve the mysteries.

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    The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Was An Instant Success. Each Book Had A New Ingenious Plot

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    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in England and was probably the most successful writer in history. [1] She wrote over 80 novels, short stories, and plays that have sold over 2 billion copies, more than any other author including Shakespeare. [2] Christie became a writer by accident while bored during her husband's absence in WWI; she was working in a hospital and learned about poisons that she used in her writing. [3] Her books became hugely popular for their ingenious plots and clues provided to readers to solve the mysteries.

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    MYSTERY QUEEN

    AgathaChristiewasbornin1890inDevon,England.Shewas
    probablythemostsuccessfulwriterinhistory.Shewrote78crime
    novels,sixothernovels,150shortstories,fournonfictionbooks
    and19plays.Thatrepresentstwobillionbookssold:morethan
    WilliamShakespeare!
    Christiebecameawriterbyaccident.Shewasboredwhenher
    husbandwasawayintheFirstWorldWar.Agathawasworkingin
    ahospitaldispensary(whichiswhereshelearnedalltheinformationaboutpoisons
    thatsheusedinherbooks).Shedecidedtowriteanoveltopassthetime.Shechose
    adetectivenovelbecauseshelovedreadingthem.Herfirstnovel,TheMysterious
    AffairatStyles,wasaninstantsuccess.Eachbookhadanewingeniousplot.
    Readerslovedthebooks,particularlybecauseChristiealwaysgavethereadersall
    theinformationtheyneededtofindthesolution.
    Christielovedtravelling.Whenshebecamerichshecouldgoallovertheworld.
    Sheusedthetravelsinherwriting.AgathaChristiediedin1976,butherstoriesare
    stillimmenselypopular.Manyhavebeenadaptedforfilmortelevision.

    COMPREHENSION.(7points)
    A.Answerthesequestions:(3points)

    1.WhatdidAgathaChristiewrite?

    ..

    2.Howdidshebecomeawriter?

    ..

    3.Howoldwasshewhenshedied?

    ..

    B.Sayifthesesentencesaretrueorfalseandjustify.(2points)
    1.Sheknewalotofthingsaboutpoisonsthankstoherhusband.
    ..

    2.Someofherstoriesweremadeintofilms.

    ..

    C.Findinthetextwordsmeaningalmostthesameas:(2points)

    1.Possibly(pph1.):___________2.Famous(pph3):____________

    LANGUAGE.(7points)
    A.puttheverbsinthecorrecttenses(2points)

    I(not/visit).Marrakeshyet,butI(be)toAgadir
    already.I(go).therein1999.NextsummerI(fly)to
    Laayoun.

    B.Fillintheblankswiththerightwordfromthelist:(3point)

    1.Lastnight,mothercookedthechickenmyfather.adaybefore.
    (bought/hasbought/hadbought.)

    2.AgathaChristiepassed_________in1976.(off/away/for/up)

    3.Theman_________makesandmendsshoesisashoemaker.(who/whose/which)

    C.Matchthewordsthatgotogethertomakeacollocation.(2points)

    1.Extended.a.person.c.family.

    2.Emotional.b.development.d.campaign.

    WRITING(6points).

    Somepeoplesaythatcellphonesareadoubleedgedsword.Whatdoyouthink?
    Writeanarticletobepublishedinyourschoolmagazine.

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