阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 _20over 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A forgotten        B. buried             C. discovered      D. unexpected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    One day in the early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son, Jason, were shopping for a toy in Buena Park, CA. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money in them—over $2,000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news reporter filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money, and even offered them jobs. A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $100,000. Now the Nichters’ future is bright.

The best title for the passage would be “________”.

  A. Money Is Everything         B. A Lost Wallet and a Family

C. A Kind Businessman         D. A Lost Wallet and the Police

Who found more money in the wallet?

  A. The police              B. Jason  

  C. Someone else in the shop  D. The man who lost the wallet

The underlined words “reward them” mean “________”.

  A. speak to the Nichters B. give something to the Nichters in return

C. pay the police      D. meet the news reporters

People from all over the world help the Nichters do lots of things except _______

  A.offere them jobs     B.sent them letters

  C.sent them money    D.offere them clothes

Which of the following is TRUE about the Nichters?

  A. They got lots of money from a reporter 

B. They made friends with the wallet loser

C. They posted letters to people all over the world 

D. They became known to many people

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