O. Henry was a pen name used by an American 1 of short stories. His
2 name was William Sydney Porter. He was 3 in North Carolina in 1862.
4 a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to teach 5 everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different
6 . He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a 7 . When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was 8 to prison. 9 the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went to writing.
O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because they were 10 to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
( ) 1. A. clerk B. teacher C. writer D. doctor
( ) 2. A. pen B. old C. first D. real
( ) 3. A. bore B. born C. bored D. boring
( ) 4. A. To B. For C. As D. Because
( ) 5. A. myself B. himself C. hiself D. itself
( ) 6. A. food B. clothes C. work D. jobs
( ) 7. A. newspaper B. hospital C. school D. bank
( ) 8. A. send B. sent C. sending D. to send
( ) 9. A. On B. For C. In D. During
( ) 10. A. hard B. difficult C. easy D. creative
20. He doesn’t feel like _________ anything today.
A. to eat B. eating C. eat D. eats
19. Mary is better than me _________ singing.
A. on B. to C. at D. for
18. ________ bad news it is! We can’t go there for our holiday.
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
17. In this sports meeting, he _________ the school record for long jump again.
A. holds B. makes C. hold D. make
16. Playing the piano well can be a great _________ .
A. violinist B. artist C. singer D. pianist
15. Charles Osborne is famous _________ hiccupping for 69 years and 5 months.
A. for B. to C. with D. in
14. When did you start ________ French?
A. learn B. learning C. leant D. to learning