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About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back
entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could
sing and dance,and above all,he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn't get work and therefore wandered
about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to homes for children who had no parents.
But twenty years later this same Chaplin became the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world.
Any regular visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin's films. People everywhere have laughed
at them until tears have run down their faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films
because they are mostly silent. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. It depends on little actions which mean the
same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, the common human play an important part in the
dances and plays of many countries. It's a kind of world language.
Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day in 1977 at the age of eighty-eight.
There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.
1. Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?
A. Because he wanted to enjoy a play in the theatre.
B. Because he had no money to buy tickets.
C. Because he liked to act a part in a play and thus made a living.
D. Because he wanted to become a man of business.
2. Chaplin's comedies didn't almost depend on .
A. actions
B. acting out
C. common human situations
D. words and languages
3. People all over the world can enjoy Chaplin's films because .
A. most of them have been translated into foreign languages
B. they can enjoy the films silently
C. they are best comedies
D. most of them are films without sound
4. What is a kind of world language according to the passage?
A. Comedy.
B. Acting out without words.
C. Silence.
D. Films.
5. Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because .
A. he acted out the common human situations best in his comedy
B. his films are mostly silent
C. he knew how to make people laugh
D. any regular visitor has seen some of his films
