Mystery novels sell thousands of copies each year.And many 76 ____count Agatha Christie among their favorite authors. Christie was born in September 77 ____1890 in England.When she was 78 ____up,her mother often told her stories.Christie loved these

Mystery novels sell thousands of copies each year.And many 76 ____count Agatha Christie among their favorite authors. Christie was born in September 77 ____1890 in England.When she was 78 ____up,her mother often told her stories.Christie loved these 79 ____that took her into a world of fantasy. Christie’s mother also encouraged her to write from a 80 ____age.
At 16, Christie went to a school in Paris to study piano and singing. She learned to play the piano very well. But she 81 ____made music a career because of stage fright.
At 22, she feel in love with Archie Christie. They 82 ____married in 1914 at the beginning of World War I. During the war, Christie wrote her first detective story: The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She chose the crime, and then 83 ____a detective named Hercule Poirot to solve it. She sent the book to a publisher, 84 ____it was rejected.
After the war ended, Christie sent her book to more publishers and finally in 1920, one 85 ____it. She earned just for it. Over the next few years, Christie wrote books and short stories, gaining experience as a writer.

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正确答案是A