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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His 1 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862． 2 a young boy he lived a poor life. He did not go to school for very long, 3 he managed to teach 4 everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. He 5 different jobs there. He first worked for a newspaper, and then he had a 6 in a bank. When some money went 7 from the bank, O. Henry was 8 to have stolen it. Because of 9 , he was sent to prison (监狱). During the three years in prison, he learnt to write 10 . After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on 11 . He wrote 12 about New York and the 13 of the poor there. People liked his stories, 14 though the stories were simple, they would 15 with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.

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Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the  36  . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and  37  wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike  38  an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella.  39  , they made it.

They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button（按钮），and the Nubrella will open  40 With the help of its “shoulder support（支持）”,the umbrella can rest on the user’s shoulders. So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands  41 even in the strong wind.

The hand-free umbrella is $ 59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart  42  ,they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.  43  in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?

1.A、snow   B、water   C、sun   D、cloud

2.A、tall   B、short   C、weak   D、strong

3.A、by   B、without   C、with   D、use

4.A、At first   B、At last   C、At most   D、at the end

5.A、easily    B、hardly    C、nearly    D、easy

6.A、free   B、busy   C、difficult   D、easy

7.A、invention   B、magazine   C、book   D、history

8.A、Lying   B、Flying   C、Running  D、Walking

Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”

1. 1.

   Dick spent the rainy night ______.

   1. A.
      in the old temple
   2. B.
      in a farmhouse
   3. C.
      on the bridge
   4. D.
      in a hotel
2. 2.

   Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?

   1. A.
      Because he was afraid of the dark.
   2. B.
      Because he had nothing for supper.
   3. C.
      Because he felt cold.
   4. D.
      Because he couldn’t call his parents.
3. 3.

   What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?

   1. A.
      He went back to the temple
   2. B.
      He stayed in a farmhouse.
   3. C.
      He decided to swim across the river.
   4. D.
      He asked the farmers for some food.
4. 4.

   What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?

   1. A.
      Happy
   2. B.
      Terrible
   3. C.
      Boring
   4. D.
      Exciting
5. 5.

   From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.

   1. A.
      Dick liked tall buildings
   2. B.
      Dick went to borrow money from his good friends.
   3. C.
      Dick went to look for a better hotel at last
   4. D.
      Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel