2) Read the article again. Choose the best answers. 1. What is important about The Mysterious Affair at Styles? a) It was Agatha Christie’s first novel. b) The book was extremely successful at the time. c) It is the book where we first meet Poirot. 2. What was wrong with Poirot’s clothes? a) They weren’t fashionable. b) He chose the wrong clothes for his size. 3. What did Poirot prefer to use to solve crimes? a) Pieces of evidence. b) The psychology of people. 4. Why did Agatha Christie keep Curtain in a bank? a) She didn’t want anyone to read it. b) She wanted it to be published after her death. 5. Why do most people know Morse? a) Because of the original books. b) Because of the television programme. 6. Why did Morse correct paperwork? a) He liked to be tidy. b) He liked words to be correct. c) He didn’t like the other detectives.

1. c) It is the book where we first meet Poirot.
2. b) He chose the wrong clothes for his size.
3. b) The psychology of people.
4. b) She wanted it to be published after her death.
5. b) Because of the television programme.
6. b) He liked words to be correct.

В тексте сказано, что Пуаро впервые появляется в романе The Mysterious Affair at Styles, его одежда плохо подходила его размеру, а преступления он предпочитал раскрывать с помощью психологии людей. Роман Curtain Кристи хранила в банке до публикации после своей смерти. Морса большинство людей знают по телесериалу; он исправлял полицейские документы, потому что был очень внимателен к орфографии и грамматике.