初一英语任务型阅读O.Henry was a pen name used by a writer from the US

初一英语任务型阅读
O.Henry was a pen name used by a writer from the USA.His real name was William Sydney Porter.He was born in North Carolina.As a young boy he lived a poor life.He did not go to school for very long,but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.
At 20,in 1882,O.Henry went to Texas.He tried different jobs there.He first worked for a newspaper,and then he had a job in a bank.When some money went missing from the bank,O.Henry was said to have stolen it.Because of that,he was sent to prison.During the three years in prison,he learnt to write stories.After he got out of it,he went to New York and went on writing.He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories very much.To their surprise,they found that the stories were simple,but they would finish with a sudden change at the end.
"The Gift of the Magi" is one of his most famous short stories.This is a very moving story of' a young couple who sell their best possessions-Della her hair and Jim his grandfather's watch-just to get money for a Christmas present for each.The hair is cut and sold to buy a watch chain,and the watch is sold to buy a beautiful comb,neither knowing that the present can no longer be of any use when offered to the loved one.
People all over the world treated him as a great master of the short stories.
1._________ namex05O.Henry
Birthdayx052.In _________
Nationality(国籍)x053._________
4.His _________x05He didn't go to school for so long.He succeeded in 5._________ everything by himself.
His jobx05In Texas he first worked for a 6._________,then had a job in a bank.
Eventx05He was sent to prison because of the 7._________ of some money in the bank.He was said to have stolen it.
Style of his worksx05Usually readers were 8._________ to find a sudden change at the end of his story.
"The Gift of the Magi"x05It is about a young couple who sell their best possessions.At last,neither of them knew that their present was 9._________ to each other.
Achievementsx05O.Henry was 10.________ for his short stories.