Question

    O. Henry was a pen name used 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 himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O.Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the 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 mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

 （    ） 1. In which order did O.Henry do the following things?

    a. Lived in New York     b. Worked in a bank.     c. Travelled to Texas.             

    d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.  f. Learned to write stories.

        A. e , c, f , b , d , a              B. c , e , b , d , f , a

        C. e , b , d , c , a , f             D. c , b , e , d , a , f

 （    ） 2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because they _____.

        A. had surprise endings            B. were easy to understand

        C. showed his love for the poor      D. were about New York City

 （    ） 3. O. Henry went to prison because _____.

        A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

        B. he broke the law by not using his own name

        C. he wanted to wrote stories about prisoners

        D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

 （    ） 4. What is the meaning of “prison”?

        A.法院         B. 监狱        C. 军队     D. 边疆

Answer 1

1. B        2. A        3. D        4. B