The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination.__1__,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson,a Scotsman,had lived __2_for many yeas.In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a __3__.With him were his American wife Fanny and his son __4__.

Each morning Stevenson 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 b the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days __7__.To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some __8__.

One morning,the boy came to Robert with a beatuiful map of an island.Robert__9__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.Butwho would be the pirate?

Robert had a good friend named Henly,who walked around with the __15__of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to __16___such a man in story.___17__John Silver,the pirate with a wooden leg,was_18__.

So,thanks to a __19__September 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 Cdrawing 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 learned

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 ADCAC DBCBD BACBA CDBAD