Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。  
A poor young man went to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.
“Are you 【小题1】g_________ at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man 【小题2】s________ his head.
“How is your history?” “How 【小题3】a________ your law?”
The young man lowered(低下) his head sadly.
His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could【小题4】o_________shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any advantages.
“Then write down【小题5】y_______ address first.”
The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, 【小题6】b_______ he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a 【小题7】j_______ for living.”
Many【小题8】y_______later, the young man wrote the classical works that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a【小题9】 f________French writer of the 18th century.
There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find 【小题10】t__________. In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife’ and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小题1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。  

A poor young man went to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.

“Are you 1.g_________ at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.

The young man 2.s________ his head.

“How is your history?” “How 3.a________ your law?”

The young man lowered(低下) his head sadly.

His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could4.o_________shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any advantages.

“Then write down5.y_______ address first.”

The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, 6.b_______ he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a 7.j_______ for living.”

Many8.y_______later, the young man wrote the classical works that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a9. f________French writer of the 18th century.

There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find 10.t__________. In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.