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. c) He didn’t wear the right clothes for a detective. 3. When did Christie publish her final Poirot book? a) 1945 b) 1975 c) 1976. 4. What did Inspector Morse never do? a) finish university b) remember information about his investigations c) speak to his colleagues. 5. How did most people find out about Morse? a) They read the books. b) They watched the TV series. c) They heard about him from friends. 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.

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1. c) It is the book where we first meet Poirot. — Это книга, в которой мы впервые встречаем Пуаро. The article says that Poirot first appeared in this book. — В статье говорится, что Пуаро впервые появился именно в этой книге.
2. b) He chose the wrong clothes for his size. — Он выбирал одежду, которая не подходила его комплекции. The clothes were fashionable, but they did not always look good on his short, overweight figure. — Одежда была модной, но не всегда хорошо смотрелась на его невысокой и полной фигуре.
3. b) 1975. Christie’s final Poirot novel was published in 1975. — Последний роман Кристи о Пуаро был опубликован в 1975 году.
4. a) finish university. — окончить университет. Morse failed at university. — Морс не окончил университет.
5. b) They watched the TV series. — Они смотрели телесериал. The article says most people knew Morse from television, not from the books. — В статье говорится, что большинство людей узнали о Морсе благодаря телевидению, а не книгам.
6. b) He liked words to be correct. — Ему нравилось, когда слова были написаны правильно. He was concerned about spelling and grammar. — Он беспокоился о правильности орфографии и грамматики.