16．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項．
Charlie Chaplin's parents separated a year after his birth in 1889．He lived with his mother and elder
brother in a flat in London．
Mrs．Chaplin managed to（1）
her children on her own with the money she made as a singer．
（2）
，their economic（經(jīng)濟的） situation changed when she became ill with laryngitis（喉炎）in 1894．Instead of resting her（3）
until it got better，Mrs．Chaplin kept on singing．Her voice got weaker and weaker and she began to find it（4）
to find well-paid work．
One evening Charlie happened to be in the theatre（5）
his mother singing on stage．Suddenly，her voice（6）
．She tried to finish the song，but the audience（觀眾） began to whistle and got angry．Mrs．Chaplin could not continue any longer and walked（7）
the stage crying．
The stage manager knew he had to do something quickly to（8）
the embarrassing situation．He remembered Charlie once sang at a party．He（9）
took Charlie by the hand to the stage．After a brief introduction，he left Charlie to please the audience．
Charlie began to sing and dance in front of hundreds of people．The audience enjoyed the（10）
very much and began to throw money．（11）
Charlie saw this，he immediately stopped singing and announced to the audience that first he would（12）
the money and then he would finish the song．The audience found this announcement especially（13）
and started to throw even more money onto the stage．
Charlie felt perfectly at home on stage．He did not feel（14）
at all and danced and sang more songs to the audience．To his amazement，there was more（15）
and more money throwing．
That night was Charlie's first public performance on the stage and his mother's last．
| （1） |
A．support |
B．leave |
C．a(chǎn)sk |
D．face |
| （2） |
A．Though |
B．So |
C．However |
D．Besides |
| （3） |
A．sight |
B．voice |
C．smell |
D．hearing |
| （4） |
A．easy |
B．difficult |
C．interesting |
D．boring |
| （5） |
A．feeling |
B．keeping |
C．realizing |
D．watching |
| （6） |
A．rested |
B．dropped |
C．broke |
D．raised |
| （7） |
A．onto |
B．off |
C．towards |
D．a(chǎn)round |
| （8） |
A．create |
B．save |
C．continue |
D．explain |
| （9） |
A．slowly |
B．patiently |
C．quickly |
D．coldly |
| （10） |
A．thought |
B．description |
C．speech |
D．performance |
| （11） |
A．If |
B．Till |
C．When |
D．Before |
| （12） |
A．take out |
B．throw away |
C．put down |
D．pick up |
| （13） |
A．funny |
B．lucky |
C．helpful |
D．painful |
| （14） |
A．shy |
B．sad |
C．satisfied |
D．excited |
| （15） |
A．trouble |
B．a(chǎn)nger |
C．silence |
D．laughter |
