—Mom, can we go to the bakery for some cake?

— . Can’t you see I’m busy with the draft?

A. Take it easy B. Forget it

C. Don’t mention it D. Yes, go ahead

The young couple will have to rent a house, for their newly bought one .

A. was decorated B. is being decorated

C. will decorate D. had decorated

After the earthquake I went there, I saw the whole town , and now everything has changed.

A. in ruins B. in poverty

C. in disorder D. in rags

—She has done rather well in Independent Enrollment(自主招生)exams.

— she seems to be very happy and relaxed.

A. No doubt B. No way

C. No wonder D. No chance

Now the Great Wall is , so the Chinese authorities are working on a monitoring and warning system along the wall to preserve it in the future.

A. on good condition B. in good condition

C. in poor condition D. on bad condition

People built a bridge over the river those who died in the floods while saving others.

A. in need of B. in memory of

C. in charge of D. in praise of

—Happy birthday!

—Thank you! It’s the best present I for.

A. should have wished B. must have wished

C. may have wished D. could have wished

Tony lent me the money, that I’d do as much for him.

A. hoping B. to hope

C. hoped D. having hoped

Tsinghua University, in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.

A. found B. founding

C. founded D. to be founded

The True Story of Treasure Island

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

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

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

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that? ”he asked. “That’s the treasure, ”said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd the . But who would be the pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .

So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 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 C. drawing 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. humorous D. adventure