E verybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile” , but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way. I n June, 1997, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. D octors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. T he baby was seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without any delay. T he doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby ’ s illness, and they also became discouraged. J ust then a nurse asked to speak to them. “I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning ( 铊 中毒 ), ” said the nurse. “ A few days ago, I read a story ‘ A Pale Horse ’ written by Agatha Christie. ” Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are written in the book. T hey are exactly the same as the baby ’ s. ” “ You ’ re very good at observing things, ” said a doctor, “ and you may be right. W e ’ ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not. ” The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. O nce they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. T he baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide ( 杀虫剂 ) used in Deleville. (242 ws) 66. The baby was sent to a hospital in London because ______. [A] her parents were living in London then [B] the hospitals in Deleville were full at that time [C] she was the daughter of a famous doctor in London [D] doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness 67. When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ______. [A] very serious [B] the result of thallium poisoning [C] a common one [D] quite easy to treat 68. The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby ’ s illness was ______. [A] a doctor in Deleville [B] a famous doctor [C] an ordinary nurse [D] Agatha Christie 69. From this passage it seems that the baby ’ s illness had something to do with ______. [A] a dead writer [B] a harmful substance to kill pests [C] a dangerous murderer [D] the water in Deleville 70. As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie _______. [A] had never met this baby [B] had spent a long time studying the baby ’ s illness [C] visited the baby both in Deleville and in London [D] gave the nurse some advice by telephone