Have you heard of Henry Ford? He was the 1 son of a farmer in Michigan. Like most farmers at that time, his father William hoped he would help him on the farm, but Henry was not interested in farm work 2 . He did everything he could 3 away from it. Once he wrote:“ 4 a waste it is for a man to spend hours behind a slowly moving horse”.

　　However, Henry was not a lazy boy. He liked to do mechanical work, and mended clocks and watches for 5 friends. Later, he took a 6 as a mechanic, showing great interest in steam engines. In 1908, he built the famous “Medel T”. This car was so popular that it was 7 for twenty years. Five years 8 that he started the Ford Motor Company. It made the U. S. a nation on wheels, and helped the U. S. become what it is now.

　　 O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison (被投进监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and continued (继续) writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People hiked his stories very much.

a．Lived in New York

b．Worked in a bank.

e．Travelled to Texas.

d．Was put in prison.

e．Had a newspaper job.

f．Learned to write stories.

(2) People enjoyed reading O．Henry's stories because they ________.

A．had surprise endings

B．were easy to understand

C．showed his love for the poor

D．were about New York City

(3) O．Henry went to prison because ________.

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

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

C．he wanted to wrote stories about prisoners

D．people thought he had taken money that was not his

(4) The word”prison”in the passage means ________.

　　　 Henry worked in a factory. At the end of the month he got his money in a paper bag. He opened the bag and found it was wrong. He got fifty more dollars. He put the money carefully in his pocket and said nothing to others. A month later, he got his money again. He found it was wrong again this time. There was not enough money in his paper bag. Then he went to see the manager.

“That’s right,” said the manager after Henry told his story. “I made a mistake last month. For one mistake, I can close my eyes. But for two, I can’t. Thank you, Henry. I’ve known you already. I have to choose another man instead of you. I think you should know what to do in the future.”

(　　 )11. Where did Henry work?

　　　 　　 A. In an office B. On a farm C. In a factory D. In a shop

(　　 )12. How often did he got his money?

　　　 　　 A. Every month　 B. Every half month 　 C. Every week　　　　　　 D. Every day

(　　 )13. What happened a month later?

　　　 　 A. Henry got enough money　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Henry got less money

　　　 　 C. Henry got more money　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Henry didn’t get the money

(　　 )14. From the passage we know that _________.

　　　 　　 A. Henry was an honest person　　　　　　　　 B. Henry wasn’t an honest man

　　　 　　 C. the manager believed Henry　　　　　　　　 D. the manager knew nothing

(　　 )15. Could Henry go on working in this factory?

　　　 　A. Yes, he could　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. The story didn’t tell us

C. No, he couldn’t D. We don’t know