Question

    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. Charles Chaplin 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 funny things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And 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. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charles 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. Charles Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25^th, 1975.

1    What did Chaplin use to do 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 funny things to make people laugh in the street.

3    When did Chaplin made his most famous films?

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

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

4    We can infer(推断) 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    What did Chaplin win the Oscar for when he was 83 years old?

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

Answer 1

1C   2A   3B    4C   5D