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  3. Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter, this master of short

Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter, this master of short

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问题     Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter, this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name "O’Henry". His only【B1】______ education was received at the school of his Aunt Linda, where he developed a 【B2】______love of books. In his uncle’s drugstore, he became a【B3】______ pharmacist and was also known for his【B4】______and cartoons of the townspeople of Greensboro. At the age of twenty, Porter came to Texas【B5】______for health reasons and worked on a sheep farm. It was here that Porter【B6】______ knowledge for farm life that he later【B7】______in many of his short stories. In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years, he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several jobs. It was during this time that Porter first used his pen name — O’Henry — said to be derived from his frequent【B8】______of "Oh, Henry", the family cat.【B9】______
    Meanwhile,【B10】______. From this low point in Porter’s life, he began a remarkable comeback. Three years later, he emerged from prison as "O’Henry" to help shield his true identity.【B11】______ [br] 【B4】
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解析 空后的and cartoons表明，本空应填一与cartoons类别一致的复数名词，且与绘画有关。sketches在此意为“素描”，注意不要漏掉词尾的es。
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