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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 48 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 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 50 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story 52 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 55 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．jib
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．bottom
51．A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
52．A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
53．A．read B．born C．hired D．written
54．A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
55．A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure