My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he foud himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.

　　My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But i doubt that it could have been better than his own story.

　　44．Who found the O. Henry’s manuscript?

　　A. The girl’s mother.

　　B. The author’s father.

　　C. The girl.

　　D. The author.

　　45．Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?

　　A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.

　　B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.

　　C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.

　　D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.

　　46．The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

　　A. named

　　B. treated

　　C. proved

　　D. described

　　47．According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines?

　　A. To sell the O. Henry story.

　　B. To meet the author himself.

　　C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.

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