O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer for short stories. His
36 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long,
37 he managed to
38 himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry
39 to Texas, where he tried different
40. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have
41 it. Because of that, he was sent to
42. During the three years in prison, he learned to
43 short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and
44 writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.
Most of O. Henry's
45 are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and deal for the most part with ordinary
46: clerks, policemen, waitresses. O. Henry's short stories are well known
47 their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. And his stories were
48 more playful and optimistic. People like his stories,
49 simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the
50, to the reader's surprise.
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| A．real | B．middle | C．first | D．last |
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小题3:
| A．learn | B．teach | C．allow | D．turn |
小题4:
| A．went | B．lived | C．stayed | D．left |
小题5:
| A．stories | B．books | C．banks | D．jobs |
小题6:
| A．defended | B．stolen | C．preserved | D．reacted |
小题7:
A．prison | B．homeland | C．neighbourhood | D．jungle |
小题8:
| A．read | B．write | C．tell | D．take |
小题9:
| A．liked | B．believed | C．continued | D．stopped |
小题10:
| A．families | B．stories | C．fantasies | D．deeds |
小题11:
| A．things | B．writers | C．people | D．readers |
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| A．end | B．last | C．first | D．beginning |
