O, Henry was a pen name {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (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 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (he) everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O, Henry went to Texas, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (miss ) from the bank, O, Henry was believed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (steal) it. Because of that, he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (send) to prison. During {#blank#}7{#/blank#} 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 {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (most) about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the tales were, they would finish {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.        

    Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reserve) six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} this would happen and my credit card had already been charged {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the booking. What's worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (surprise) helpful. She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (apology) for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sunburn)，but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

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