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

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Mid-Autumn Festival

It's a time for families to get together. 1. . People eat moon cakes in the open air. And the moon is round and bright that evening. They have fun time enjoying the full moon and chatting with each other.

2.

This is an old festival. It's on the 5th day of the 5th lunar(农历)month. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races. People have the races especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.3. . They have different tastes. Some have eggs, meat, or fruit in them.

Qing Ming Festival

It's also known as the Tomb Sweeping Festival.4. . It's the only national holiday celebrating a solar term(节气)in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is a day for people to remember their dead relatives(死去的亲人).People often go to the graves(坟墓)and put food and flowers there.

Chong Yang Festival

It's a festival for old people. It's in autumn, too. It's on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. At this festival, people go to homes for the elderly(敬老院)5. . It's also a time to go to climb mountains.

A. Dragon Boat Festival

B. It may be on any day in the period April 4-April 6

C. People let off fireworks and give each other presents.

D. Family members get home at this festival

E. They give old people presents and best wishes

F. People also eat rice dumplings on that day

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