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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] 【B8】
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答案 calling
解析 由空前的his和空后的of可推测，所填词应是名词。calling在此意为“称呼”。
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