The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _26_,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 27 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 28 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 29 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 30 over the hills. They had been 31 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 32 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 33 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 34 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 35 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 36 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 37 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 38 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 39 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 40 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 41 such a man in a story 42 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 43 .
So thanks to a 44 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 45 stories in the English language.
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The heart is believed to _____blood into veins(血管) which are netted all over the body, thus keeping a person alive.
A.give |
B.donate |
C.circulate |
D.pump |
______addition to being creative, perseverance and diligence are necessary qualities to be a good scientist.
A.With |
B.Of |
C.In |
D.For |
The gold loop discovered in the ancient tomb _____ to be _____ in studying the history of the Jin Dynasty.
A.was turned out; valuable |
B.proved; of great value |
C.was proved; of great valuable |
D.proved; much valuable |
Every day Mother sets about her housework ______ she returns from work. Which of the following is NOT OK?
A.immediately |
B.the moment |
C.the minute |
D.in no time |
So ______ was he in his work that he didn’t notice that it was raining hard.
A.taken |
B.devoted |
C.absorbed |
D.interesting |