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O. Henry was a pen name used ________ 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
________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed
________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, 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 was
________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was
________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After
________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York
________ continued writing. He
________ (write) 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
________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.