阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
It’s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships1.（strike）it and sank．
About a century years ago，a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）2.（fasten）to the rock．On the top of the buoy3.（place）a bell，which would ring whenever any ships got closer．When hearing the bell ringing，sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe．One day，a sea robber Rover happened4.（sail） not far away from the rock．
Seeing_5.buoy floating in the water，he decided to play a trick．Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy，let the bell go into the water and then sailed away．In the following weeks，they robbed man6.ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great7.（vary） of treasures．Unfortunately，when returning，they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock_8.the ring．The ship was moving swiftly in the dark9.there was a great crash．10.was the very rock and the ship began to sink．
学英语报八年级厦门2021-2022第11期试题答案
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填入答题卷的相应位置。
I love a good murder mystery．It is so _________ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the _________yourself．Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she _________ over eighty books．Many people have fallen in love with her _________ -----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur _________ ．
As I am a big _________of Agatha Christie, I was excited to _________ her house in Devon called Greenway．I travelled to her _________ by steam train．We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke．It was a _________ setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express．_________ , all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods, I _________ the splendid house．I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her _________．Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase．However, my _________ part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse．There was a lovely view of the river _________ the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime _________