Many of us have read O.Henry's short stories.But the writer's own life story is probably not known by us.So the following introduction may help you know him better.
O.Henry is one of （1）DD short-novel tellers in the world.He is known as the father of the modern American short stories.He is famous （2）AA his great command of surprise endings in his short stories.
O.Henry's real name was William Sydney Porter.Porter was born on （3）AA of September，1862 in North Caroljye.aia.In 1887，he got married to Athol （4）BB encouraged him to pursue his writing.They had two children.One is a son that died hours after his birth，（5）BB is a daughter named Margaret.
From 1893，the Porters lived peacefully in a house in Austin Texas.The family （6）CC very happy to be togejye.air.The house is now a museum which is a good way （7）CC about O.Henry's early happy family life.
However，in 1897，his life was changed （8）DD.He was accused of （9）BB money from the bank and was sentenced to five years in prison.Feeling afraid，he got away. （10）CC after many years' fleeing，he returned home because his wife was dying.And unluckily，he （11）CC.
While in prison，Porter started to write short stories （12）AA his daughter Margaret.People believed （13）AA Porter found his pen name while in jail.And he had fourteen stories published under different pen names，but became best known as O.Henry. （14）BB some critics were not enthusiastic （熱情的） about his works，the public loved them.
O.Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism，ill health and financial problems.O.Henry had a hard life，（15）DD he？
| （1） | A．greater | B．the great | C．greatest | D．the greatest |
| （2） | A．for | B．a(chǎn)s | C．with | D．of |
| （3） | A．the ninth | B．ninth | C．nine | D．the nine |
| （4） | A．which | B．who | C．whom | D．what |
| （5） | A．a(chǎn)nother | B．the other | C．other | D．others |
| （6） | A．tasted | B．sounded | C．seemed | D．turned |
| （7） | A．learn | B．learning | C．to learn | D．learned |
| （8） | A．complete | B．completed | C．to complete | D．completely |
| （9） | A．stole | B．stealing | C．steal | D．steals |
| （10） | A．So | B．Only | C．But | D．However |
| （11） | A．caught | B．is caught | C．was caught | D．has caught |
| （12） | A．to support | B．support | C．supporting | D．supported |
| （13） | A．that | B．whether | C．if | D．why |
| （14） | A．When | B．Although | C．If | D．Because |
| （15） | A．had | B．hadn't | C．did | D．didn't |
【答案】D；A；A；B；B；C；C；D；B；C；C；A；A；B；D
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