Patti Page，the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold，died on January 2th，2013.jye.ai she was 85.She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era.Take her "Tennessee Waltz" for example，it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.
   Born in Claremore，Oklahoma，a small town near Tulsa，Page once dreamed of a career is commercial art.Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to her performing 15-minute program on her own.
   At the age of 20，Page was discovered by big-hand leader Jack Rael，who gave up his job to become her manager.The next year，she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and enjoyed her first hit record soon.She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including： "With My Eyes Wide Open.I'm Dreaming" and "Old Cape Cod".
   Her last hit was "Hush…Hush，Sweet Charlotte"，recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name.And then，there was "Doggie in the Window".The creative tune was a huge hit，but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics，the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.
   Throughout the 1950s，Patti Page made regular appearances on a variety of television shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical program "The Big Record'''.The following year，Page appeared in her own CBS television series "The Patti Page Show''.She continued to record and perform into the 2 l^stcentury，most recently releasing an album of songs for children，a Christmas record，and a new "best of" collection.
   Besides music，Patti Page did a bit of acting.She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in "Elmer Gantry"，and also starred on stage in the musical play "Annie Get Your Gun".

（1）According to the passage，Patti Page

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A．wanted to be a singer as a child
B．was born in a small town in 1928
C．was known mainly for her acting skills
D．started her work as a TV program hostess
（2）In which order did the following things happen in Patti Page's life？

D

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a.Patti Page hosted a musical program called The Big Record.
b.Patti Page worked in the art department at a local radio station.
c.Patti recorded "I'm Dreaming" and it became a big hit.
d.Patti Page made her first record.
e.Jack Rael discovered Patti Page and became her manager.
A．d-c-b-e-a
B．d-e-a-b-c
C．b-e-c-d-a
D．b-e-d-c-a
（3）The "Tennessee Waltz" is mentioned in the passage in order to show that

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A．Patti Page was a beloved singer
B．Patti Page had talents for singing
C．Patti Page's songs are pleasant to hear
D．Patti Page was good at recording songs
（4）It can be learned from the passage that

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A．Patti Page gave up singing in public in her late life
B．Patti Page's gift for music began to be shown in her childhood
C．Patti Page's great success was just because of her luck and others' help
D．Patti Page was not only a successful singer but also an actress