Question

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Famous Detectives
Agatha Christie was a famous English author.
Many of her books included the characters
Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. Miss
Marple was an amateur detective. She
1_(not work) for the police, but she 2.
(solve) many mysteries while police officers
9. _(search) for clues. Hercule Poirot was a
Belgian police officer, but he * _ (appear) in
Agatha Christie's books while he s. _. (live) in
England. Poirot was very clever, and he
(find) the solution to many mysteries while he
7._ (sit) in his living room. He was one of the
most popular detectives in books and films.

Answer 1

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1. She didn't work for the police, but she solved many mysteries while police officers were searching for clues.

Hercule Poirot was a Belgian police officer, but he appeared in Agatha Christie's books while he lived in England. Poirot was very clever and he found the solution to many mysteries while he was sitting in his living room. He was one of the most popular detectives in books and films.

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