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　　Charlie Chaplin

　　Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16. 1889 in London. His father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names, he was doing very well. His mother Hannah was also an entertainer. While they were by no means rich. the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living.

　　Unfortunately happy life didt last long. Fathers alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce. But Hannah was indomitable. Without her, Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London. Somehow she not only managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed, but she conjuredlittle treats for them. She would sit at the window watching the passersby and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, spinning tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life.

　　Charlie had always believed, even in the worst times, that he had some special potentials inside him. He. took his courage and went to see one .of the top theatrical agents. With no experience at all, he was being offered the part of Billy--the pageboy in a new production of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes opened on July 27, 1903 at the enormous Pavilion Theatre. Charlie seemed to change overnight. It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do.

　　In 1910. when Karno set off on its yearly American tour, Charlie was regarded as one of the best pantomimeartists ever seen here. They had reached Philadelphia when a telegram arrived and he was being offered the chance to replace a star in the Key- stone film company.

　　Cinema was born in the same year as Charlie, though people still believed it was a passing fad, and would never replace live shows. He was kept hanging about for several weeks and he used the time to watch and to learn. He was determined to master this new medium. It offered him the chance of money and success and it would set him free from the unpredictability of live audience.

　　Charlies first film, released in February 1914, was called Making a living. Though it didnt satisfy Charlie, the public liked it. After that he made ten films and he learned a lot. The public loved him and distributors were demanding more and more Chaplin films. In an incredibly short time, Charlie had become a very important man in motion picture.

　　16. In Charlies childhood, his mother played an important role.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　17. Charlie and his brother preferred to make up stories themselves when they were still little boys.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　18. A famous theatrical agent invited Charlie to act in the new production of Sherlock Holmes

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　19. Charlie believed that cinema was only a passing fad and it would sooner or later disappear.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　20. Charlies mother, Hannah, became a film star as well.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　21. Charlies first film ;received wide acknowledge from audience.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　22. Altogether Charlie made 11 films.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

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　　查理 卓别林

　　1889年4月16日，查理 卓别林出生于伦敦。他父亲是一个演员，虽然不是什么大牌，但也表现不俗。他母亲哈娜是也一位喜剧演员。虽然谈不上富裕，可戏院的工作毕竟能使卓别林一家过上安逸的生活。

　　然而，幸福的生活并不长久，父亲对酒的嗜好缓慢地、但却毫无疑问地破坏着他的婚姻生活。这桩婚姻最终以离婚宣告结束。但哈娜是不会轻易认输的。没有母亲，查理 卓别林充其量也只是维多利亚时期伦敦城里又一名穷困潦倒的儿童。她不仅想方设法让查理和弟弟西尼吃饱穿暖，保持干净整洁，而且动足脑筋变换方法，让他们过得欢乐愉快。她有时站在窗边，注视行人，通过行人的外表和举止猜测他们的性格，继而编出故事，逗查理和西尼乐。查理继承了母亲的这一点，这成了他一生用之不尽的财富。

　　即便在处境最为艰难的时刻，查理也始终坚信自己蕴藏着特殊的才能。他鼓足勇气，前往伦敦一家著名戏院求职。尽管他没有表演经历，却得到了在一出新的《神探福尔摩斯》剧中的扮演小听差比利的机会。1903年7月27日，《神探福尔摩斯》新剧在气势恢弘的帕维廉剧院首演。查理似乎一夜问发生了巨变，他好似找到了立志从事的事业。

　　1910年，卓别林所在的卡诺戏班赴美国做一年一度的巡回演出，他被认为是美国人曾经见过的最为出类拔萃的哑剧表演艺术家之一.当他们抵达费城时，一纸电报接踵而至，把替换基石电影公司的一位明星的机遇赐予了他。

　　电影是与查理同年诞生的。但当时人们普遍以为电影业充其量只是昙花一现的时尚，它不可能替代现场真人表演。查理得到了几周空闲时间。他就利用这段时间看电影，认真学习。他下定决心要驾驭这个新生事物。这个新兴的行业给他带来了赚钱和走向成功的机会，也使他不必再担心现场观众不可捉摸的反应。

　　1914年2月，查理主演的处女片上映，影片取名《谋生》。尽管此片并没能让查理感到十分满意，但观众还是喜爱这部片子的。之后他又拍了十部片，增长了不少学识。公众喜爱他，并且电影发行商对卓别林片子的需求越来越大。在极短的时间内，他成了电影界的重要人物