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.
A.look after herB.do the housework
C.do his mother's jobD.do his father's job
【小题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
【小题3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.
A.From 1889 to 1936B.From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C.From 1953 to 1975D.From the 1950s to the 1980s
【小题4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __
A.his familyB.his work
C.the US governmentD.the Swiss government
【小题5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.
A.the actingB.the artC.the filmD.the music

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Name: Doruk           Born: 1993

Country: Turkey

Writing languages:      Turkish, English

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Country: the USA

Writing language: English

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Country: Greece

Writing languages: English, French

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Country: UK

Writing language: English

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1. What’s Doruk’s favourite subject?

    A. English.     B. Japanese.        C. Maths.       D. Music.

2. Who looks for a penfriend in "penfriends" magazine?

    A. Li Na.       B. Pauline .        C. Vicky .      D. Ashley.

3.Where does Ashley come from?

    A. Greece.      B. The USA.     C. Turkey.      D. UK.

 

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