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The prisoner had little difficulty in ___ from the police.

A.getting out B.getting on C.getting away D.getting of

解析:

get away (from…)意思是：（得以）离开，脱身

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1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.

A. c. e. b. d. f. a B. e. c. f. b. d. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.

2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because

A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City

3.O. Henry went to prison because .

A. people thought he had stolen money that was not his

B. he broke the law by not using his own name

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money from the newspaper

4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.

5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.

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can no longer expect others to pay his food, his clothes, 1.

or his room, but he has to work till he wants to live 2.

comfortable. If he spends most of his time playing 3.

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better health, he can have the great happiness of seeing 8.

himself to make steady progress in his job and of 9.

building up for himself his own position in society. 10.

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