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About the year 1900，a small，dark－haired hot boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London Theatre. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance；above all，he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn't get work and so he wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.

But twenty years later this name Chaplin became the greatest，best－known，and best－loved comedian in the world. Any visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin's filmstrips(胶片).People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films though most of them are silent. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn't depend upon words and languages. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out，without words，common human situations plays 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，1977，at the age of eighty－eight. The world was astonished at the news of the death and burst into sadness.

29．Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre？__C__

A．Because he had no money to buy a ticket.

B．Because he wanted to get a returned ticket.

C．Because he wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living.

D．Because he wanted to see the famous actors or actresses after the performance.

30．It was __D__ that made people enjoy his films.

A．wonderful dialogues B．the beautiful music

C．his funny appearance D．his own manner of acting

31．The reason why Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy is that __D__.

A．most of his films were silent

B．he knew how to make people laugh

C．he could not only act but also write comedies

D．he acted out the common human situations best in his comedy

32．What's the best title for this passage？__A__

A．Charlie Chaplin，a Famous Humorous Actor

B．Charlie Chaplin，a Worker

C．Charlie Chaplin，a Small Boy

D．Charlie Chaplin，a Director

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter，which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.

J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st.1965.She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit，at the age of six.