[填空题]Charlie Chaplin

[单项选择]Task 1
Charlie Chaplin, the world-famous actor, was born in London in 1889. His father died when he was still a child. His mother’s life was so hard that she finally went mad.
Chaplin left England for America in 1913. At that time he was only a poor music-hall artist. His future was uncertain, but he was sure it could be better than his past. Not long after he came to America he was working first as a comedian and then as a film director. In 1918 he founded his own studios in Hollywood and began to make his own films. As an independent producer, he planned and put on more than a dozen screen comedies (funny plays) , in which he also played the leading parts.
When he was on a visit to Britain, the American government refused to give him a reentry, for he was considered too left-winged. So in 1948 he decided to make his home in Switzerland.
It was not until 1972 that Chaplin was invited to receive an apology and the reward of an Oscar. He was given a hero’s we
A. he wanted to snake his own films in Holly wood
B. he hoped that he could have a better future in the U.S.
C. he felt very sad after his father’s death
D. bothA) and

[单项选择]Which team is Charlie for

[单项选择]Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. He went home the next day, closed his practice, and never set foot in a hospital again. He focused on spending time with family and feeling as good as possible. Several months later, he died at home. He got no chemotherapy, radiation, or surgical treatment. Medicare didn’t spend much on him.
It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us. What’s unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared to most Americans, but how little. Of course, doctors don’t want to die ; they want to live. But they know enough about modern medicine to know its limits. Almost all medical professionals have seen what we call "futile care" being performed on people. That’s when d
A. the over treatment for dying patients
B. the different attitude of doctor and patients toward death
C. the disproportionately high medicare expenditure in America
D. the unequal and non-transparent doctor-patient relationship

[单项选择]Charlie Has a Chance to Get Ahead
Charlie is employed known an accountant in a small assembly plant in the Midwest. In his seven years at Astro-Technology, he has become (19) with most of the 200 employees and enjoys the (20) of his office and the company attitude toward him. However, in the past three years, he has not received a promotion, and there is little chance for one in the near future. The raises he has (21) have not kept up with inflation. He has discussed the situation frequently with his wife, Rita, who is. working as a personnel officer at a research firm in town.
Although Rita has never told Charlie, she feels that her job has more status than his (22) Charlie earns slightly more than income, she has more flexible hours, more holidays with pay, better company fringe benefits, and apparently more status when the two companies’ organizational charters are (23) Rita enjoys her present position and the salary she receives.

A. raise
B. raising
C. arise
D. arising