Question

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His name was William Sydney Porter. He wasborn in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an life. He did not go to school for very long, but he teach himself everything he needed to . When he was about 20 years old , Henry went to Texas, where he tried jobs. He first worked a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. some money went missing from the , O. Henry was believed to have it. Because of that, he was to prison. During the three years in , he learned to write short stories. After he prison, he went to New York and writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were , would finish with a sudden change at the end to the surprise.

1.A. real B. the other C. last D. first

2.A. important B. exciting C. unhappy D. uneasy

3.A. yet B. still C. managed to D. wanted to

4.A. do B. write C. read D. know

5.A. difficult B. different C. important D. good

6.A. with B. on C. for D. as

7.A. Because B. So C.When D. Where

8.A. newspaper B. prison C. school D. bank

9.A. seen B. got C. had D. stolen

10.A. sent B. made C. given D. taken

11.A. school B. bank C. North Carolina D. prison

12.A. got out of B. stayed in C. went in D. looked out of

13.A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished

14.A. readers B. people C. they D. he

15.A. readers’ B. newspaper’s C. book’s D. stories’

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