Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern era. He was especially beloved
for his Little Tramp   1  . He was the first screen artist to write,   2  and perform in his own films;
in fact,    3  , Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to
use his work to pass a  4    of equality and justice for all -   5    for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's
career and life made   6   the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his
trademark moustache were instantly    7   by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to
India. And they   8   are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
   Chaplin, a native of London, was born in   9    on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin
only saw his   10    twice until the age of seven. The man   11    him and his mother about a year after
Chaplin was   12   . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n)    13   and performer. Then
her voice gave out, her stage career   14  , and she began actively   15   Church of England services.
At the age of    16  , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the       17  sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father,   18   had by then stopped
 all payments of child support.
   Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time    19  his mother was released from the lunatic
asylum and then    20   Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.