People often fall ill because of me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37 , A tired person may get 38 ,especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.A sudden change in 39 is another factor.In hot summer,people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home.They will catch a cold easily. My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately. I seized this golden chance to 41 him. He reacted, trying to 42 me, but I was already 43 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏）and his nose was running. 44 he put on some warm clothes, it didnt work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 46 , The next day he couldnt go to 47 , He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 50 , For two days he was 50 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 51 , I knew I had to 52 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 53 , it was my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55 and finally my time was over. Do you know what I am? 36. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Then 37. A. business B. responsibility C. excuse D. fault 38. A. punished B. blamed C. caught D. killed 39. A. temperature B. season C. place D. condition 40. A. excited B. hurt C. late D. tired 41. A. injure B. bother C. attack D. destroy 42. A. get on with B. get rid of C. put up with D. take hold of 43. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hiding D. disappearing 44. A. Since B. Once C. Whether D. Although 45. A. reminding B. upsetting C. comforting D. influencing 46. A. escaped B. succeeded C. regretted D. failed 47. A. bed B. work C. school D. hospital 48. A. peaceful B. afraid C. active D. happy 49. A. recovery B. development C. study D. affected 50. A. protected B. nursed C. scolded D. affected 51. A. loss B. operation C. pressure D. movement 52. A. leave B. catch C. forget D. beat 53. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. Unusually D. Unfortunately 54. A. painful B. disappointed C. nervous D. ashamed 55. A. bigger B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger36. C 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. C 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. B It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevensons imagination. 36 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years. In 1881he 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 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 . “Whats that?” he asked. “Thats the 46 treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boys 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 be 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. job 39. A. Lloyd B. Robert C. Henley