I went below. The cabins were broken and dirty. I found some food, a bottle of rum and some water and went b【3】 on deck.

I drank the water and gave Hands the rum. As he drank it, the colour r【4】 to his face.

“I am c【5】 this ship, Mr Hands,” I said. “You will treat me as your captain.”

He looked at me unhappily, but he could do nothing.

I then took d【6】 the Jolly Roger flag and threw it into the sea. Hands watched me slyly.

“I imagine,” said Hands, “you want to get ashore. Now you need my help. Give me some food and drink, and something to tie up my wound. Then I’ll tell you how to s【7】 the ship. That’s fair, isn’t it?”

“I want to get to North Inlet.”

Hands agreed to help me, and in three minutes the ship was sailing e【8】 along the coast of Treasure Island. I then found a handkerchief to help Hands tie up the knife wound in his leg. After eating and drinking, he sat up and looked b【9】.

We soon arrived at the North Inlet. Hands was good at guiding me in and I followed his i【10】 perfectly. We turned into the beach, and came to rest without difficulty.

( Taken from Treasure Island )

【1】Finally I was ______ of what the teacher said after David explained it again and again. (知道)

【2】Work to high ______, and you will make great progress. (標(biāo)準(zhǔn))

【3】Mike ______ with a smile when he met us. (點頭)

【4】______ the price cannot solve the problem at present.(提高)

【5】Most people like spring because the temperature is usually in the ______. (二十)

【6】Jim never listens in class so there is no ______ for him to pass the exam. (possible)

【7】The more ______ works I visited in the museum, the more I admired them.(invent)

【8】Luckily, everything goes ______ (smooth) as we imagined.

【9】Please don’t think only of ______, young men, or you will make few friends. (you)

【10】Not everyone is used to the ______ in such a summer here. (hot)

--- I agree. ________. There’s no short cut.

A. All roads lead to Rome.B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

C. Practice makes perfect.D. Better late than never.

--- _____________

--- Thank you all the same.

A. Show me the map, pleaseB. Certainly. It’s next to the museum.

C. Sorry, I’ve no idea. I’m new here.D. Sure. Walk along the street till the end.

--- Oh, she is the world’s first robot citizen, Sophia.

A. what is the tall girlB. who is the tall girl

C. what the tall girl isD. who the tall girl is

--- ________. I checked it several times.

A. So what?B. I’m afraid not.C. What’s up?D. You must be joking.

--- It is just a misunderstanding. ________, he had nothing to do with the case.

A. In factB. As a resultC. HoweverD. Moreover

--- Because we ________ football on the playground the whole afternoon.

A. were playingB. will playC. playD. played

--- Of course. I have never seen such ________ exciting science fiction film.

A. a; anB. the; /C. a; /D. the; an

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