2019年人教版英语选修7、8Unit4Pygmalion复习巩固第八十四篇

1、2019年人教版英语选修7、8Unit 4 Pygmalion复习巩固第八十四篇A第1题【单选题】DonHtyour friends/ trust or you will lose friendship.(What you said is rightA、satisfyB、exciteC> witnessD> betray【答案】：D【解析】：【分析】句意：“不要要自朋友对你的信任，否则，你有1.” “你说得对.“ betray 背蟆，符合句意. satisfy 使满意；excite ,使激动,使兴至” ;witness 当场见到；目击“°【点评】考查动词词义辨析。第2题【

2、单选题】He never to help those in trouble because he was a kind-heartedman.()A、handledB、hurriedC、hesitatedD、determined【答案】【解析】:【分析】句意：帮助那些有因难的人，他从来都不犹豫，因为也是一个善良的人.handle处理;hurry匆忙;determine决定，都与意境不符。【点评】考查动词词义辨析。第3题【单选题】-Do you enjoy your present job?-. I just do it for a living.()A、Of courseB、Not reall

3、yC、Not likelyD、Not a little【答案】：B【解析】：【分忻】Of course当然，noteallyf沏说不f not likely不可能，not a little非单，前句文:你喜欢现在的工作吗？后句答: 我们知怎，也仅仅是为了谋生。前句答语应该是否定的，而且口气并不强烈，所以用的是旃的语气，我选B。【点评】本题考亘情景交际。第4题【单选题】She brought with her three friends, none of I had ever met beforee()A、themB、whoCx whomD、 these【答案】：C【解析】:【分析】句意：她带若

4、她的三个朋友，他们三个人没有一个是我见过的.表示当分的话语+0f+关系代词,在非限制性定,吾从 句指人只能用whom。【点评】本题考亘定语从句中的非限制性定语从句.A第5题【单选题】Where is Frank? He is his planting done in the garden beforethe rain comes> ()A、takingB、hopingC、gettingD、giving【答案】：c【解析】：【分析】句意为“-Frank在哪里1 -下大雨之前，他左花园里种植”,本题考查get sth . done使得星事蝴故.四个词中只有 get可以踉过去分词作奏补。【点评

5、】本题考查动词用法。第6题【单选题】To be honest she is only a(n), not a friend of mine.(A、acquaintanceB、familiarityC、announcementD、family【答案】：A【解析】：【分析】句意为“老丈说，她是我认识的一个人，并不是爱的朋左”.acquaintance用于人时，指同莫人或他人一般忙认识f交往不深；familiarity用于人时"旨交往很深f彼此元拘无束；announcement通知,通告r不用于人；family家庭。 【点评】本题考第7题【单选题】achievement, last wee

6、kHs ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade.()A、In terms ofB、In case ofC、As a result ofD、In face of【答案】：A【解析】：【分析】句意为“就成就而言，上周的WTO部长级会议虽然没有关政，但是收效甚微.in case。似防万一，以免；as a result of由于的结果;in face。画对。点评本题考亘词经辨析。A第8题【单选题】This coastal area a national wildlife reserve la

7、st year.(A、was namedB、namedC、is namedD、names【答案】:A【解析】：【分忻】理据主语/Jhis coastal area"与"name”之间的流动关系排除氏D两质：根局ast year判断用Tfei寸去时，放选【点评】本题考查动词时态和语态。第9题【单选题】Do you approve of the idea that success can be measured money alone?()A、in terms ofB、in case ofC、in the opinion ofD、in favor of【答案】：A【解析】【分忻

8、】句意：你赞同成功可以只用金钱来衡量的观点吗？ in terms of根据按照；in case。历一 ;in the opinionof依的看法；in favor。僭成，支持。【点评】考查介词短语。第10题【单选题】The house I grew up has been taken down and replaced by an office building.()A、in itB inC、in thatD、in which【答案】:B【解析】：【分析】句意：伴成长的那隹房子K别一隹办公大楼我而代之了。1)此题考查定语从句的关系代词的用法。2 )主句是The house has been t

9、aken down and replaced by an office building.±Sthe岩从句I gew up ()斫修饰.被省略的关系代词which =先行词the house f在定君从句中充当介词in的宾诺，然后这个介宾短冷充当定诘从句的地点状 语。3)即定语从句变化如下：I grew up in which=I grew up in the house 【点评】本邈考苣定诒从句。第口题【单选题】-Are yon getting a new apartment this year?I canHt afford to pay my bills, let alone b

10、uy a newapartment.(A、Don"t mention it.B、You must be joking!C> Are you sure?D、Good idea!【答案】：B【解析】：【分忻】唱据答语中I can* t afford to pay my bilk .可知，答话者对对方所说的事情表示否定，认为也臬在开玩笑，自 己连一股的生活开支都承担不起，怎么可自原得起房子呢。由比可知B项“你一定是在开玩笑吧”符合遨离故选B。 【点评】本题考查情景交际。>第12题【单选题】In their efforts to persuade us to buy that p

11、roduct, shopkeepers have made a close study of human nature and have all our littleweaknesses.()A、dividedB、arrangedC、classifiedD、separated【答案】：c【解析】：【分忻】句意：在商家向我们推销商品的努力中，他们已经研究了人的本性和弱点。classify为“把分类： 【点评】考查动词词义辨析。第13题【单选题】ThatHs the new machine parts are too small to be seen.(A、thatB、whichC、whoseD、

12、What【答案】:c【解析】:【分析】句意：那就是那台零部件小的几乎看不见的新机器。空格处引导定语从句并且正在句中作定翁吏书，故选whose。 【点评】本题考查定语从句的引导词。第14题【单选题】As long as I can remember, I called, my son would answer.(A、beforeB、whileC、untilD、anytime【答案】:D【解析】：【分忻】句意：就我的印象里，我什么时候打电话，我儿子总是接味ny time用来引导时间状语从句.相似的还有each time/every time/the moment【点评】本题考查时间状语从句。>

13、;第15题【完形填空】完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选 项。He was known everywhere as a great artist. Peoplelfrom miles around to admire his beautiful2His name was Pygmalion, and he lived long, Iong3in Athens, Greece.Pygmalion4his art for many years. His desire 5excellence made him spend months6a single work

14、 of art. He would not stop7he felt it was perfect.8the years passed> his work became9Pygmalion painted flowers which looked lOnatural that people tried tollthem. He painted fruits which looked sol2that people wanted to eat them. Everyonel3looked at the pictures he had painted wasl4by their beauty

15、.As the years passed itlSonly his pictures that made him famous, Pygmalionl6made perfect pieces of sculpture.He could take a plain piece of woodl7stone and make it beautiful. He could make a rough stone asl8as glass. He worked long and hard to make his statues as real as possible. Often visitors who

16、 came to see his work began talking to someone. They were surprised when that person didnHtl9They were even more surprised20they realized they were talking to a statue. It always gave Pygmalion pleasure when people were surprised this way.A、wentB、cameC、wanderedD、 hungA、workB、jobC> treasureD、perso

17、nA、sinceB、 beforeC agoD、afterA、practicedB、workedC> exercisedD、actedA、atB、onC、inD、forA、onB、forC> duringD、inA、sinceB、whenC> afterD、untilA、AsB、WhenC、WhileD、AfterA、wellB、betterC、 goodD、moreA、veryB、soC asD、reallyA、smellB、lookC、seeD、buyA、trueB、realC、 goodD、likeA、whenB、whichC> whoD、whomA、deligh

18、tedB、amusedC> enjoyedD、drawnA、wasB、wasn"tC、werenHtD、wereA、howeverB、eitherC、yetD、alsoA、andB、orC> neitherD、norA、 goodB、niceC smoothD、prettyA、 speakB、talkC> answerD、sayA、whenB、afterC、 beforeD、until【答案】：(1)B; (2)A; (3)C; (4)A; (5)D; (6)A; (7)D; (8)A; (9)B; (10)8; (11)A; (12)8;(13)C; (14 )

19、D ; (15)B; (16)D; (17 ) B ; (18)C; (19) C ; (20)A;【解析】：【分忻】本文是一篇人物传记，皮格马利翁是一位专超的艺术家，苦雏刻。他的作品非常追要，人们叹为观止。(1)考亘动词。people came from miles around. “人们从周围数英里来到这里二。A、went “去" ；B、came"来"；C、wandered "省强 f 流浪”;D、hung 常胭” <> 选B。(2)考查名词.A、work”工作，作品“；R、job” 工作 “ ；C、treasure*, 珍宝 “ ；D、

20、person"人 work 在此处 指"作品"，选A。(3) 文。A、since”自从，艮掇 “ ；8、before"在.以前 “ ；C、agoM 之前 “ ；D、after”在一法", long , long ago 很久以冢，国定搭配。选Q4 )考互动词。 worked "工作”(5 )考登介词。(6)考亘介词。practiced his art for many years “搞了很多年的艺术". A、practiced "实践 r 实行，开业从事“；B、 ；J exercised "练习°

21、; ; D、acted ”为演 r 行动”.选A.desire后常跟“or +名词“或发不定式，表示某方面的堤里。故选D。spend time on sth."国定短语，在某事上花变时可，选A。(7)考亘连词。A since”自从，则"；B、when”当的时侯“ ；C、after”在“之后“ ；D、until。直到此处考 堂noJuntiL.结构，薪"直到才.:° 班D.(8)考查连词。A、As”因为，当.的时侯，虽然,按照，随着二;B、When”当的时候 ； C、While”在.期间，然 而“；D、After "在.之后”句意：随着时间的推移

22、一 as引导一个时间状语从句,表示“随着时司的推移.:，故选A。(9)考查形容词。A、well "(身体)好"；氏 better "更好"；C、good “好 ;D、more 更；.hiswork became better ”他的作品越来逑好这是与以前相匕版。故选B.(10)考查副司。A、very “很” ；B、so “如此"；& as 像 ;D、really "确实：此处考宜so.Jhal.结构，表示“如 此以至于二0选B。(11)考查动讯A、smell ”闻，闻起来"Bx look,，看起来 ; & s

23、ee “看见"；D、buy "买： 句意：他回的正 是如此逅真r以至于人们想闻一闻只有smell这一动作才能说明他的作品水平高。选A。(12)考查形容词© A. true道的"；B、real读在的"；C、good “好的" ；D、like 喜欢，蝮. real表示冥物是真 的，而不是假的；"ue表示某事是其实的，而不是茸意捏造的。“他回的水果如此真实，以至于人们燃吃.r与上文的闻一闾 相对应,选，(13)岩从句。who looked at the pictures he had painted>语从句"而ev

24、eryone。(14)考查形容词.A、delighted "百兴的"；B、amused ”愉快的，顽皮的“；C、enjoyed "享受的" ；D、drawn 吸 引的". be drawn by sth.固定短语"被臭事吸引”.此处指大家都被图画的美丽所吸引.d选D.(15 )考直动词。句意:不仅仅是他的画使得他出名，暗示还有具他的事情。选瓦(16) 跨副词。A、however "然而 ;B、either ”或者，也” ；C、yet “但是” ;D、also他” °在这四个副词中r只 有also用于句中。eithe

25、可以表示"也"，用于否定句的句末,选D.(17 )考亘至词。or表示或者”;wood or stone ”木头或石头”r选B。(18)考杳形容词.A、good "好的"；B、nice “雪子的” ;C. smooth ”光滑的；D、pretty 美丽的.as smooth as glass "像坂璃一样光波，用smooth(光滑的)与前面的ough(粗糙的养呼应，选C。(19 ) 挎动词。句意：他的雕塑如此逼真，参观的人们向“那人.说话，那人“不回答。选Q(20)考查连词,when引导一个时间状语从句，表示"当的时候”.句意：当他们意

26、识到他们在和一座雕塑说话的时候, 他们更为吃悻。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及副词，动词，名词，形容词，介词，迩词，定语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考道，尊求考生在理解 细节信息的基批上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。>第16题【完形填空】阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项OThe professorns house, big and untidy, stood alone at one end of a huge garden. The place was totally uncared for, q

27、uite land overgrown with all sorts of useless things. I2my way through bushes and tall weeds to the front door and rang the bell.I was glad that I had found him. In twenty minutes, he 3me right on all the 4that had puzzled me. I was on the 5of leaving when I looked out of his study window and said,

28、"You” very fond of gardening, I see."“No, l"m not/7 he said. " 6,1 love this garden, though. It"s 71 always wanted it to be. I never touch it at all.""It could be made lovely. It 8a pity to let all this ground go to waste. But perhaps you donlft 9that way?" sa

29、id I.“I donMt. I lived here when I was a child, and I had lOof gardening then. It was my fathers hobby, you see. Unfortunately, he wasnlft llenough to do it himself. My brother and I did all of it between us year after year. There was one right way and many wrong ways. Each blade （叶片）of grass was an

30、 enemy to be 12by hand, not just cut off. Inve spent a good part of life at work here.”“I see. You took a dislike to it, and now younre getting even!"“I dislike it. Then, of course, I didn"t understand the 13it had. It used to 14me. It appeared in my dreamsa mistake here, something not qui

31、te straight here, the enemy showing its head in a place I was 15to have cleaned. The work was too much. It seemed endless. The size of the place was itself a fight to a boy.”“And now itns yours, you11 re just letting it go to./"16?" he said. "No, I donflt agree with that. This garden

32、and I are now the best friends. I Iikel7it growl8its own way. I make no demands on it. I never disturb it, and it never disturbs me. It hasl9at last, and so have I.”“But the path is over grown. ltHs inconvenient for you, isn"t it?""That"s part of my20" he laughed. /zYou can

33、go out the back way. The weeds are shorter there because they donflt get the sun.”A、wildB、 crazyC> largeD、niceA、lostB、feltC> tookD、madeA、letB、putC、taughtD、explainedA、gardeningB、plantsC、problemsD、solutionA、timeB、pointC、permissionD、requestA、Even ifB、SoC、As thoughD、Even soA、asB、whereC、whyD、whethe

34、rA、seemsB、isC、 provesD、 soundsA、recognizeB、 senseC、seeD、knowA、fondB、shortC、freeD、 enoughA、interestedB、fitC、 contentD、demandingA、fought againstB、cleared upC、rooted outD、cut downA、effectB、 reasonC、 causeD、resultA、astonishB、 shockC、worryD、disappointA、 thoughtB、 supposedC、orderedD、expectedA、SellB、Develo

35、pC、RuinD、GrowA、noticingB、attendingC、wateringD、watchingA onB、inC、withD、ofA freedomB、timeC、sunlightD、 spaceA、 lifeB、 pleasureC、jobD、research【答案】:(1)A; (2)D; (3)8; (4)C; (5)8; (6) D; (7)A; (8)A; (9)C; ( 10 ) D ; (11) B ; ( 12) C ;(13)A; (14)C; (15)B; (16)C; (17 )D; (18 ) B ; (19 ) A ; (20) B;【解析】：【分析】本

36、文是一篇记叙文f叙述了教授的房子在花园的言头，作者去向谙教问题时，发现他的房子周围全部是荒草,好像没 有人居住一样，两人在谈完了问题后，就开始谈论起花园的问题，教授给出了他不去清理院子里的杂草的原因，他想与杂尊和 平相处，给彼比目由。(1)考查形容词。Wild “荒凉的" ；crazy “疯狂的” ;large "大的"；nice "好的”。根据上立教授的房子是大的，不干 净的，完全没有人关心过,曰此可知这里显得荒京，故答案卷A。(2)考亘动词。lose one's way "迷路 ;feel one's way "摸

37、索若走” ；make one's wdy 艰难地向前走”。根据该句 中"through bushes and tall weeds”可知笞定选D.(3)考亘动词。let"让，比租" ；put ,表达，对加以弊释” ;teach "教"；explain僻释“。句急:2吩钟后他向 我解释了困扰我的所有问题。根据句意，可知笞麦选B。(4)考查名词。相据句意:2防钟后他向我解释了困扰我的斫有问题，可知这里that had puzzled me .是定语从句，修饰problems0 答案选C。(5 )考查固定短语。句意:俄“正要客开时,我从他的书

38、房的套户向外看去。on the point of doing “正要不，根据句意，可知答案选B。(6)考亘连词。Even if "即使" ；S。因此；As though .好像;Even so “即使如此”。根据后面句子可知句意：即使如 此，“期 还是喜欢花园，故答室选D.(7 )考亘连词。aL随着，当一时r如同r按照；where ”在的地方”；why “为什么"；whethe“是否”。句 意：“我"总是让它如同原来的样子，故答案选A。(8)考直系动词.seem “似乎，像登；is罐“ ；prove “证明星” ；sound E帽来”.旬意:让这藜片地成

39、为废地似乎 很可惜.根聒句息,可知答案选A,(9)考亘动词辨析。recognize "认出 ;sense "感觉到'see “看到” "now "了解”。句意：但是也许不是你看到的 力附样子,根据句意可知答案选C,(10 )考直形容词。fond "百欢"；short r短的” ；free "自出的，免芟的"；enough "充足的"。have enough of "受落了"下文“My brother and I did all of it between us yea

40、r after year .I dislike it”可知歌了园活f故答案选(11)考更形容词。interested "感兴趣 ;fit “适合的; content "添足的，而意的” ;demanding ”苛求的句意： 不幸的是，他自己也不适合做园艺。be fit fo面定短语，”适合，姓任"，故答至选B.(12)会洞短沿。fight against” 对抗,期”;clear up "会,放晴，会” ;root out,国; cut down “削减f砍倒”0句念：每一片叶子都是敌人，部需要用手这根起。根据句意可知答案选Q(13)考有名词.effec

41、t ”影哨，效果，作用" ；reason 原因“ ；cause “原医，事业，目标” ；resulL结果”。句意：我 不理蟀它有什么效果，它只是让我担心。根据句息，可知答案选A。(14 )考查动词。astonish 使惊讶 ;shock '使悬T ； worry “使担心 ;disappoint ”便失变。句意：我不理解它 有什么效果，它只是让我担心。根据句意可知答案选C。(15)考互动词。think "想"；expect "期望"；order "命令"；be supposed to have done 回定短语&q

42、uot;本应该做 里事而立凝并没有做”旬意："我应该早该清理了.根据句意邙知答至选民(16)考查动胤Sell "卖"；Develop "及宸” ;Ruin蔑墟r毁灭，荒废” ;Grow ,生长",根据上文内容及年者想要 表达的话可知比处教授是说"荒废"，故笞案选C。(17 )考查动词0 noticing "注意到"；attending "参加"；watering "浇水"；watching "观察".根据上下文内容可 知句息：“找。喜欢看它成长，

43、故答案选D,(18 )考亘司定搭配。in one's own way ”以某人自己的方式;in a way ”以方式：句意：我喜欢看它以自己的方式成 长。故答案选B。(19)考豆名闻freedom 目白” ;time “时间" ；sunlight "汨光” ;space 太空”。根据上下文可知句意：它有它的 自由，我"有我”的自日，故答盍选A(20)考查名词。life .生命,生活；pleasure ”快乐,娱乐；job ”工作“；research "研究,谒宜.根据上下文可知 句意：那是我快乐的一部分。故笞案选B,【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词

44、，形容词，连词，系动词，固定短语等多个知识点的考杳，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础 上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。第17题【完形填空】完型填空One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughterlsome things from a moving truck. Normally lHm shy away from contact with2That particular day, though, something was in me: I

45、 canlft explains, but I felt like I should just help these people, even4omething as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck. So I5and introduced myself, welcomed them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n) 6 to put some proper shoes on. After I had flipflops(夹趾拖鞋)on, I went over and helped t

46、hem move all of their7into the apartment.After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new8. It might seem unimportant, but it seems like people are Iess9and friendly to their neighbors these days: I wanted tolOthat, at least in my smallllblock, So we did talk, and the/re from Florida, just

47、 like me.At thatl2time in my life, I was going through a really difficult 13with my girlfriend of 7 years. I didn,ft feel like helping anyone or doing anything 14, but I figured why not? And lHm glad I did. Also, aslSwould have it, their daughter is my age(college student) and we each had a mutual(相

48、互的)16 in one another. This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months, probably more.The 17was the act itself, though. I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in thel8. And I felt really good about it. Since then, lHve triedl9my comfort zone to perform other unplanned act

49、s of 20. So far, so good. Ind encourage everyone else to do the same!A、stealingB、burdeningC、unloadingD、packingA、teachersB、strangersC、friendsD、parentsA、whichB、whyC、whatD、whenA、withB、 aboutC、forD、onA、came upB、came onC、came outD、came backA、momentC、 handD、 hourD、breakA、treasureB、 goodsC、furnitureD、belon

50、gingsA、neighborsB、girlfriendC、studentsD、classmatesA、 openB、afraidC、curiousD、luckyA、 changeB、 acceptC、receiveD、observeA、 houseB、schoolC、apartmentD、companyA、particularB、commonC、normalD、usualA、 breakoutB、breakupC、breakthroughD、breakdownA、primitiveB、positiveC、meaninglessD、importantA、luckB、accidentC、 suc

51、cessD、resultA、choiceB、habitC、loveD、interestA、awardB、 chanceC、rewardD、prizeA、gameC、 processC、programD、directionB、decreasingC、reducingD、closingA、 successB、courageC、kindnessD、consideration【答案】:(1)C; (2)B; 3)C; (4)A; (5) A; (6) A; (7)D; (8) A; (9)A; ( 10 ) A ; ( 11) C ; ( 12 ) A ;(13)B； (14 ) B ; (15)A;

52、 (16) D; (17 ) C ; (18 ) B ; (19 ) A ; (20)C;【解析】：(1)根据下文from a moving truck及something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck可知车上 卸东西.(2 )新来的邻居，应该属于陌生人.句意:通常我都不愿意和陌生人接触.(3 )相据前文something was in me斫以本空格内应该是指something.句意:我内，厉臭种东西，我不能解程是什么(东 S) r 2OTwhato(4)此处的介词,应该和前边的动词help沟成搭配，意思为“帮助某人某事"

53、;. help somebody with something是芍台这 个意思的画定搭配 此题难点在于很多同学看不出与动词help的联系。5 ) come up未f走近。come on祈使语气跟我来!耒吧！快点来！进步，发展；come out出来；(花)开出，(书等)出版； come back回来，想足来，复原，恢复。(6 )根据句意:给我忘时间去换鞋.(7 ) treasure珍爰的东西；goods货物；furniture家具belongings所有物、财产、行李。根据语境，新被宰的邻居 应该包 含所有物,8 )本睦句意可知应该是和新邻居交谈。(9 ) be open to是"愿意

54、接受.的”意思。(10)句忌：我决定改变这种情况.(11) apartment bloc虐为“公官大椽，句意:至少在我这个公国大楼里要改变这和现状。(12) 'Normally f m shy away from contact with _2_ . That particular day r though r somethingwas in me”可知是在叙述那particular day发生的事情f所以笞案为particular。(13) breakup分离，分手，分裂。(14 )根据文章意思可知作者由亍矢恋不愿意去帮助别人或者去做一生积极向上的事。(15 ) as luck wo

55、uld have it为固定词组"碰巧”.(16)根据后面介词in可知答塞首选interest。(17 ) reward回宸 句意:但是回报正是这个行为本身。(18) in the pnxesslKSi中。(19 ) comfort zone .一个让人感觉舒适而满意的环境这里指，自己的交往范围.expand扩大(范围等);使增加;扩张； 使影张.(2。)acts of kindness总为 0格"0第18题【阅读理解】阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中，选出最 佳选项。有误George Bernard Shaw, the greatest a

56、nd funniest British dramatist(剧作家)ofthe first half of the 20th century, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July26,1856.His early life was not happy. His father was a selfish man who drank too much and could not support his family properly. His mother was a disappointed, unhappy woman who found more ple

57、asure in studying music than in her children. Bernard and his two sisters received little love and attention from their mother while they were young. At the age of ten Shaw entered school. At first he was the best student, but soon he was at or near the bottom of his class.Although he did not like s

58、chooh Bernard was a good, bright, curious student. His lifelong interest in everything from music and art to machines and medicine began from school life. The interests of this tireless schoolboy were literature and music. He often entertained（使快乐）his classmates with stories he read.Early at the age of fifteen, he went to work in an office. He did well as an office clerk, but after five years he decided that he wanted to be a writer. He left Irela