《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练八年级上册南通专版》

What if you went to the latest movie and there was no sound? You would probably ask for your money back! Believe it or not, there 1. was (be) a time when movies had no sound at all. These movies were called 2. silent (silence) films. There is one actor that is one of the most famous movie 3. stars (star) in history, Charlie Chaplin.
His first performance 4. actually (actual) happened because of his mum. She was in the middle of a show when she lost her voice, so Charlie went out to take her place. The crowd loved him! Soon he was performing with different groups of people doing live shows with 5. singing (sing) and dancing. Although he liked performing, sometimes he didn’t make enough money to support 6. himself (he) so he did lots of different jobs and was even a toy 7. maker (make)!
An American movie producer discovered Charlie Chaplin and Chaplin got his first film part. In his 8. second (two) film, Chaplin developed his own style of acting. He created a character in a film called the Tramp. He 9. wore (wear) a small black hat, very wide trousers and a moustache. He carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. He wanted people to remember him, so he played this character in many different movies. He made a lot 10. more (many) movies, in one year starring in about 36 films! When he was 26 years old, he had been a world famous star successfully. People all like him very much both in the past and at present.

答案： 1. was 2. silent 3. stars 4. actually 5. singing 6. himself 7. maker 8. second 9. wore 10. more