Charlie Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family was very poor, and life was difficult. Charles often wandered (流浪) the city streets to look for food and shelter. Charlie used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

At the age of 17, 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 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. He won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period. He is regarded as “The King of Comedy”.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got the US nationality (国籍). Then Chaplin, his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

1.Charlie Chaplin used to do his mother's job in the theatre when .

A. he wanted to eat something

B. his mother was ill

C. he wandered the city streets

D. he had nothing to do

2.Charlie Chaplin went to the USA at the age of .

A. 10 B. 17 C. 24 D. 28

3.The third paragraph mainly tells us .

A. the Chaplin family

B. Chaplin’s personal details(细节）

C. Chaplin’s first real job

D. Chaplin’s acting career（生涯）

4.Chaplin and his family had to move to Switzerland because .

A. he didn’t get US nationality

B. he got a new job there

C. he was born there

D. he made a film there

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

1.We all think that his paintings_________by Picasso.

2.When I left yesterday, Peter________ a ball around.

3.Mary is so _____at you. You’d better say sorry to her now.

4.Jerry, I’m sorry to ________you waiting for so long.

5.Look at the tower. It is 286 meters in _______.

When filling in the form, you should give more detailed information and avoid being too ______.

A. common B. special C. general D. usual

In front of the little garden stands the hospital, ______ is named after a famous scientist.

A. that B. where C. what D. which

He looks tired. We’d better make him ___ _a rest in the room.

A. stop to have B. to stop to have

C. stop having D. to stop having

Students in the USA spend ______ time _____their homework than we do.

A. little, to do B. little, doing

C. less, doing D. less, do

—What do you think of the dish?

—It looks _____but tastes ______.

A. well, tasty B. well, bad

C. bad, tasty D. delicious, good

---Which magazine do you like better, Crazy Reading or Teen’s space?

--- I like _______ of them. They are useful for English learners.

A. none B. neither

C. all D. both

David was so excited at the good news that he could _______ say a wod.

A. nearly B. hard C. ever D. hardly

The library is /nekst/ to the dining hall. /nekst/ is the sound of________.

A. near B. name C. next D. night