10．If it hadn’t been for the captain, the ship would have sunk.

　 [释疑解惑]　

9．All the passengers on board and the crew never give up in despair.

8．Many years later, on his way to Europe the writer met a terrible storm.

7．The bookseller gave the boy a present for his determination.

6．It was at the fifth store that the boy got the very book he wanted.

5．The boy didn’t want the book very much.

4．The boy didn’t have enough money, so he couldn’t have the book.

3．The boy was only twelve years old.

2．The little boy wanted to buy a book on physics.

　 [课文预习理解与检测]　

　　 Read the text and do the following comprehension:　

TRUE or FALSE

1．Many years ago the writer went to a bookstore for some books he needed.