The true story of Treasure Island

 It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination.

,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

 Stevenson,a Scotsman,had livedfor many-years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 3 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 4  .

 Each morning Robert would take them out for a long  5  over the hills. They had been 6 this for

several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some .

 One morning,the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 10 . "What's that?" he asked. " That's the 11 treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly 12 something of an adventure story in the boy's 13 . While the rain was pouring,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 14 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗) ?

 Robert had a good friend named Henley,who walked around with the 15 of a wooden leg. Rob?ert had always wanted to 16 such a man in a story.

 Long John Silver,the pirate with a wooden leg,was 18 .

 So thanks to a 19September in Scotland,a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy,we have one of the greatest  20  stories in the English language.

1.A. However   B. Therefore   C. Besides   D. Finally

2.A. alone   B. next door   C. at home   D. abroad

3.A. meeting   B. story   C. holiday   D. job

4.A. Lloyd   B. Robert   C. Henley   D. John

5.A. talk   B. rest   C. walk   D. game

6.A. attempting   B. missing   C. planning   D. enjoying

7.A. quiet   B. dull   C. busy   D. cold

8.A. cleaning   B. writing

 C. drawing   D. exercising

9.A. doubted   B. noticed

 C. decided   D. recognized

10.A. the sea   B. the house   C. Scotland   D. the island

11.A. forgotten   B. buried

 C. discovered   D. unexpected

12.A. saw   B. drew   C. made   D. learnt

13.A. book   B. reply   C. picture   D. mind

14.A. star   B. hero   C. writer   D. child

15.A. help   B. problem   C. use   D. bottom

16.A. praise   B. produce   C. include   D. accept

17.A. Yet   B. Also   C. But   D. Thus

18.A. read   B. born

 C. hired   D. written

19.A. rainy   B. sunny

  C.  cool   D. windy

20.A. news   B. love

  C.real-life   D. adventure

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