O. Henry was a pen name used by an American 　46　 　of short stories. His　 47　 　name was William Sydney Porter. He was 　48　 　in North Carolina in 1862. 　49　 　a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to teach 　50　 　everything he needed to know.

When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different 　51　 　. He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a 　52　 　. When some money went missing (丢失)from the bank, People thought O. Henry took the money. Because of that, he was 　53　 　to prison( 监狱). 　54　 　the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and began writing.

O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because they were 　55　 　to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

(　　 ) 46. A. clerk　　　　　 B. teacher　　　　　 　C. writer　　　　　 D. doctor

(　　 ) 47. A. pen　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　 D. real

(　　 ) 48. A. bore　　　　　 B. born　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　 　D. boring

(　　 ) 49. A. To　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　 　C. As　　　　　　 D. Because

(　　 ) 50. A. myself 　　　　B. himself　　　　　 C. hiself　　　　　 D. itself

(　　 ) 51. A. food　　　　　 B. clothes　　　　　 C. work　　　　　 D. jobs

(　　 ) 52. A. newspaper　　 　B. hospital　　　　　 C. school　　　　　 D. bank

(　　 ) 53. A. send　　　　　 B. sent　　　　 　　C. sending　　　　 　D. to send

(　　 ) 54. A. On　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　 　C. After　　　　　 D. During

(　　 ) 55. A. hard　　　　 　B. difficult　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　 　D. creative

45. ----Excuse me, please look at the sign. It says “No Smoking”.

---Sorry, I _______.

A. don’t see it　　　　　 B. didn’t see it.　　　 C. won’t see it　　 D. I am not seeing it.

44. At the school gate, I saw a boy ________his bike and lie on the ground

A. fall down　　 B. fall off　　　　　　　　　　　 C. falling down　　　 D. falling off

43. It’s getting late. You’d better ________out alone.

A. not go　　　　 B. not to go　　　　　　　　　 C. don’t go　　　　　　 D. go

42. It is raining hard. _______, I think we should go there because our teacher is waiting for us.

A. So　　　　　　 B. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　 D. However

41.---How was your School trip?

----___________. I like it very much.

A. Interesting.　　　　　　　 B. Excited　　　　　　　 C. Very well　　　　　 D. Boring

40. -----________will he come back from Shanghai?

----In two days.

A. How long　　　　　 　 B. How soon　　　　　　 C. How often　　　　 D. How far

39. ________ bad news it is! We can’t go there for our holiday.

　　 A. What　　　　　　 B. How　　　　　 C. What a　　　 D. How a

38. In this sports meeting, he _________ the school record for long jump again.

　　 A. holds　　　　　　 B. makes　　　　 C. hold　　　　 D. make