O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy. he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

[　　]

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

[　　]

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

[　　]

A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

[　　]

A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

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    Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died. His mother found it difficult to provide for the support of a large family, but still everything was left in her care. By good management, however, she tried to do well and also to send Henry, the oldest, to school, and to supply him, for the most part, with such books as he needed.

At one time, however, Henry wanted a grammar, in order to join a class in that study, and his mother could not help him with the money to buy it. He was very much troubled about it, and went to bed with a heavy heart thinking what could be done.

On waking in the morning, he found that a deep snow had fallen, and the cold wind was blowing furious angry. “Ah,” said he, “it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.”

He rose, ran to house of a neighbor, and offered his service to clear a path around his houses. The offer was accepted. Having completed this work, and received his pay, he went to another place for the same purpose, and then to another, until he had earned enough to buy a grammar.

When school began, Henry was in his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to begin the lesson in his new book.

From that time, Henry was always the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as fail, but always succeeded in all he had tried.

64. Was Henry the only child in his family?

65. Why did he want a grammar at one time?
66. What did he find on waking one morning?           

67. How did Henry get the money for his grammar? 

68. What kind of boy do you think Henry is?

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　　O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862．O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

[　　]

A．O. Henry

B．William Sydney Porter

C．Carolina

D．Texas

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

[　　]

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

[　　]

A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

[　　]

A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City