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O·Henry
was a pen name used by an American1of short stories. His 2name
was William Sydney Porter. He was 3in North Carolina in 1862. 4 a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did
not go to school for very long, but he tried to teach 5 everything he needed to know.
When
he was about 20 years old, O· Henry went to Texas. There he tried different 6.
He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a 7.
When some money went missing from the bank, O·Henry was believed to have stolen(偷) it. Because of that, he
was 8 to
prison(监狱). 9 the three years in prison, he learned to write
short stories.
People
liked his stories, because they were 10 to understand and they would finish
with a sudden change in the end, to the readers' surprise.
(1)
A .
clerk
B .
teacher
C .
writer
D .
doctor
(2)
A .
pen
B .
old
C .
first
D .
real
(3)
A .
bore
B .
born
C .
bored
D .
boring
(4)
A .
To
B .
For
C .
As
D .
Because
(5)
A .
myself
B .
himself
C .
yourself
D .
itself
(6)
A .
food
B .
clothes
C .
work
D .
jobs
(7)
A .
newspaper
B .
hospital
C .
school
D .
bank
(8)
A .
send
B .
sent
C .
sending
D .
to send
(9)
A .
On
B .
For
C .
In
D .
During
(10)
A .
hard
B .
difficult
C .
easy
D .
creative
答案:(1)C;(2)D;(3)B;(4)C;(5)B;(6)D;(7)D;(8)B;(9)D;(10)C;