In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most 61.________(usual)way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June that year, a baby girl became 62.________(serious) ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with 63.____________(confident), so she was sent to big hospital in London 64._________specialist help was available. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only 65.________ (discover) that they, too, were confused by the very unusual disease. Just then, a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me," said the nurse, "66.____________I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning. "
"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"I read a detective novel 67.________ Agatha Christie a few days ago,” the nurse explained, "and in the book, somebody suffers from thallium poisoning, and all the symptoms 68.___________(describe). They're exactly 69.__________ same as the baby's."
The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance70.______ (use) in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back home.
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