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 Have you ever heard about Chaplin? He was one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinemas. During his lifetime, Chaplin acted in 13 films, and wrote, directed (导演) and acted in 69 other films.

Chaplin was born in England in 1889. He began to act by chance when he was five years old. Chaplin’s mother was a singer. One day she lost her voice during the performance and had to leave the stage. The five-year old Chaplin went on and sang a famous song. In fact he sang so well that all the audience threw money onto the stage. Chaplin stopped singing and told the audience he would pick up the money first and then finish the song. The audience laughed. At the age of eight, Chaplin joined a group of child dancers.

In 1912 Chaplin went to the USA for a second time and got his first film part there. In his film, Chaplin wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache (胡子) and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. As soon as the part that Chaplin appeared in the film, the audience couldn’t help laughing. Of all his films, City Lights, Modern Times and The Gold Rush are the most well-known.

Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland (瑞士), where he was buried in 1977.

1. Chaplin acted ______ films all his life.

        A. 13             B. 69            C. 82          D. 56

2. Chaplin was born in London and he spent most of his life in ______ and he died in ______.

        A. London, the USA                   B. the USA, Switzerland

        C. Washington, Switzerland           D. Switzerland, Switzerland

3. The second paragraph in this passage mainly tells us that Chaplin was born with a sense of _____.

        A. humor          B. confidence      C. loving money  D. dance

4. According to this passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Chaplin became a famous actor when he was only five.

B. Chaplin died at the age of 86.

C. In 1922, Chaplin went to the USA for the first time.

D. The parts that Chaplin played make people laugh.

5. The best title of this passage is _________.

        A. Chaplin and his mother              B. Charlie Chaplin

        C. A famous actor                      D. Chaplin and his films

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  An old carpenter(木匠)was ready to stop working.He told his boss about his plan to leave to enjoy his rest years with his family.He would miss the money each week, but he wanted to retire.He had enough money to live on.

  The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house.The carpenter said “yes”, but his heart was not in his work.

  When the carpenter finished his work, his boss came to look at the house.Then he handed the key to the carpenter and said, “ This is your house-my gift to you.”

  The carpenter was shocked(震惊)!

  What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it well.

  In our life, sometimes this kind of things happens.Somebody lets us do something and we think it isn't our own thing, so we don't try our best to do it.At last, we find the thing is related(涉及)to us closely.But it is too late for us when we know that.

(1)

Why did the carpenter want to stop working?

[  ]

A.

He didn't enjoy building houses any longer.

B.

He was badly ill.

C.

He wanted to enjoy his rest years with his family.

D.

His boss was bad to him.

(2)

What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?

[  ]

A.

工作

B.

退休

C.

挣钱

D.

旅游

(3)

Who did the boss give the new house to?

[  ]

A.

His father

B.

Himself

C.

The old carpenter

D.

We don't know

(4)

Why was the carpenter shocked?

[  ]

A.

Because the boss liked the house very much.

B.

Because he didn't want to leave his job.

C.

Because the boss give him lots of money.

D.

Because the house was built for himself.

(5)

What can we learn from this story?

[  ]

A.

The carpenter was a lazy man.

B.

People should always try their best to do their work.

C.

The boss had a good sense of humor.

D.

The carpenter was always very careful with his work.

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  Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna(维也纳).He was also a man full of hurriour(幽默). Once,at his 70th birthday party,a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words.
“Well,”said Freud,”we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”    
  As a devoted(忠实的)son,Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers
in a small mountain town in Austria(奥地利). The King Josef usually spent his summers there,too. One day
in the summer,a band(乐队)was playing a lively tune (曲子)when Freud’s mother was sitting at the
window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory.
She heard the band playing,but forgot it was the King’s birthday. Freud was visiting his motlier on her 95th
birthday. He told his mother,”Mama,the band is playing for your birthday. “She believed him and had a
wonderful day.
1. Freud was a famous________in ________.    
A. doctor; Austria    
B. general; Vienna    
C. King; Austria    
D. doctor; Australia
2. From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party,we can see that he was_________.    
A. a brave man    
B. a sick man    
C. a devoted man
D. a man full of humor
3. One day Freud came to the small mountain town for_________.   
A. his 70th birthday    
B. the King Josef's birthday    
C. his mother's birthday
D. for his holiday
4. Which of the four sentences is WRONG?   
A. Freud’s mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.    
B. Freud'’s mother’s birthday and the King's birthday were on the same day.    
C. F.reud's mother was so old that her memory was very bad.    
D. Freud’s mother knew that the band was playing for the King.
5.Freud's mother felt very happy on her 95th birthday because________.    
A. the King Josef himself came to celebrate(庆贺)her birthday    
B. the people of the town came out to celebrate her birthday    
C. she believed that the band was playring for her birthday    
D. she heard the band playing a lively tune
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