The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  16  , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived  17   for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a  18  . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son  19  .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long  20   over the hills. They had been   21   this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days  22  . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some  23  .

One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert  24   that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of  _25_ . "What's that?" he asked "  “That's the  26   treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly  27   something of an adventure story in the boy’s  28  . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the  29   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  30   of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to  31  such a man in a story.  32   Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was  33  .

So, thanks to a  34   September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest  35   stories in the English language.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. A. cleaning       B. writing      C. drawing      D. exercising

44. A. doubted       B. noticed      C. decided       D. recognized

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

46. A forgotten        B. buried        C. discovered     D. unexpected

47. A. saw           B. drew         C. made         D. learned

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

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

50. A. help          B. problem       C. use          D. burden

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

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

53. A. injured          B. born         C. hired         D. written

54. A. rainy          B. sunny          C. cool          D. windy

55. A. news          B. love          C. humorous      D. adventure

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