题型:填空题 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
辽宁省大石桥市第二高级中学2015-2016学年高二下学期英语期中测试
O, Henry was a pen name (use) by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach (he) everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O, Henry went to Texas, he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went (miss ) from the bank, O, Henry was believed (steal) it. Because of that, he (send) to prison. During three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote (most) about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple the tales were, they would finish a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
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