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Mark the statements true (T) or false (F)

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Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie is possibly the worlds most famous detective story writer. She wrote 79 novels and several plays. Her sales outnumber those of William Shakespeare. However, behind her 4,668,000 words was a painfully shy woman whose life was often lonely and unhappy. She was born in 1890 in Devon, the third child of Clarissa and Frederick Miller, and grew into a beautiful and sensitive girl with waist-length golden hair. She didnt go to school but was educated at home by her mother. Her father died when she was 11 and both she and her mother were grief-stricken. During World War 1, while she was working in a hospital dispensary, she learned about chemicals and poisons, which proved to be very useful to her in her later career. She wrote her first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920. In it she produced Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective who appeared in many subsequent novels. Her other main detective was an elderly spinster called Miss Marple. 1. Agatha Christie wrote a total of 4,680,000 words in 79 novels and several plays. 2. Agatha Christies writing sells better than William Shakespeares. 3.Agatha Christie was unhappy because she was Often in pain. 4. Agatha Christie didnt have any brothers or Sisters. 5. Agatha Christie had long, blonde hair. 6. Agatha Christie was taught by her mother At home. 7.Agatha Christies father died in 1911. 8. Agatha Christie learnt about poisons and chemicals When she was ill in hospital. 9. Agatha Christie wrote her first detective novel When she was 30. 10. Agatha Christie used the character of Hercule Poirot as the Main detective more often than Miss Marple.

B)Complete the sentences with the correct form of can, have to,or be allowed to. (5) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Some British children---------------wear a uniform at school. -------you-------------smoke when you were a teenager? I---------------get up very early yesterday morning. You can walk in the park but you ----------------skateboard or play football. His parents are quite strict. He----------tidy his room, do the washing up and take the dog for a walk every day.

A) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (15) A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (be) ---------- in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasnt working. I (have to) ------------- rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (walk) ----------------- along the street, I (notice) ------------------- a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I (realize) ----------------- that we (meet) -------------- before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of seconds after me. She must be catching the bus, too, I thought. We (miss) --------just-------------- the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me again and I was sure that I (know) --------------- her. Excuse me, have we met before? Im sure that I (recognize) --------------- you, I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (tell) --------------- me that her name was Angela Barker. You (study) --------------- history at Liverpool University I shouted,from 1985 to 1988! Thats right! she replied, And youre Claire? Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (be) --------------married now. What (do) -------you---------nowadays? I asked. Well, I (work) ---------------- in the Central Museum in town and I (live) ---------------in this area,in George Street, for about three years, she replied. B) Make the sentences passive. (5) 1) They have arrested hundreds of burglars over the past six months. Hundreds of burglars--------------------------------------2) India exports a lot of the worlds silk. A lot of the worlds silk---------------------------------------3) They damaged my car while I was away on holiday. My car-------------------------------------------------------4) Theyre cleaning the swimming pool just now. The swimming pool------------------------------------------5) That restaurant serves the best food in town. The best food in town--------------------------------------