Patti Page , the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 1st, 2013, when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Take her Ten?nessee 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 originally dreamed of a career in commer?cial art. Her first job in the art department at a local ra?dio station soon led to performing on her own 15-minute programme.

At age 20, Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mer?cury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit re?cord. 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 Bette Davis' movie of the same name. And then,there was The Doggie in the Windoiv. The crea?tive tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词),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 ap?pearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical programme, T/ie Big Re?cord. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, T/ie Patti Page Shovu. She contin?ued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new collection.

Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in El?mer Gantry , and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.

1.    Which of her following recorded songs was criticized?

A.    Old Cape Cod.

B.    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

C.    The Doggie in the Windoiv.

D.    With My Eyes Wide Open , I ,m Dreaming.

2.    The Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to prove that  .

A.    she was a beloved singer

B.    her songs and acting were successful

C.    she was the top-selling female artist

D.    she was good at acting

3.    Patti Page       .

A.    got to know Jack Rael in 1945

B.    left Mercury Records in her thirties

C.    appeared in The Patti Page Sho-w in 1957

D.    began to act in the 21st century

4.    We can draw a conclusion that .

A.    Patti Page was a successful singer as well as a successful actress

B.    Patti Page gave up singing in public when she was old

C.    Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens

D.    Patti Page's great success resulted from others' help

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 "No man is an island" is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotions Upon Etnergent Occasions , written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. Without other people, life became empty and sad.  1 For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People written in 1936, is the most famous. _____2____ It was later put into 28 languages.

Here is the list of advice from his book;

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Always greet with a smile. Begin with " excuse me" or "would you please", when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say u thank y^uw and try to be as helpful as you can.

• Go out oi your way to be nice.

_4_ Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like-a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a ]ot better.

• Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is. the sound of his or
her own name.                                                        

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Try to understand other people's ways and  learn somethin from them.

• Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

A.    Be open-minded.

B.    Be friendly and polite.

C.    So we all need to have friends.

D.    Save some time to help others.

E.     This "How to" book became a best seller.

F.     Try to help your friends out of danger.

G.    It's also important to keep close friends in our daily life.

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B.    To offer travellers featured destinations.

C.To attract readers to surf the tourist website.

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What is the difference between developed and developing countries? The question is quite a difficult one. But we can compare them in two important as?pects: people and economy. People

In developing countries there are high rates of both birth and death. Families decide to give birth to more than one child, because many developing countries do not have the systems necessary to guarantee(保证)the life of old people. Raising more children seems to be the only way to make sure that dur?ing their later years a person will be taken care of.

The situation is completely different in fully-developed countries. Those countries have low levels of birth and mortality. Low mortality rate is mainly because of the good health care, but low birth rate is due to the fact that support?ing a family with more children is expensive nowadays. Another reason is that more and more women decide to work outside, so there is usually no time and place for a large group of children in their lives. Economy

In developed countries, most industries have high levels of technological progress, while the smallest role in the country's GDP is played by agriculture.

In most cases, in developing countries most GDP comes from agriculture. It is mainly due to the fact that services and many branches of industry are in the stage of development. But they have the potential to develop quickly, be?cause they have many things to improve.

Of course, the difference between developed and developing countries is not that clear, because some countries might be in the middle of great changes. When a country is in that stage, some data can define the country as a developing one, but others may show that it is a developed one.

1.Why does the writer think the question is difficult to answer?

 A.    Because the people and economy of a country cannot reflect the whole situation.

B.     Because most developing countries are certain to become developed ones.

C.     Because he can only compare them in two aspects―people and economy.

D.    Because according to some data a developing country can be seen as a developed one.

2.In developing countries, there are high birth rates because people hope

  A. their children will have a bright future

B. generations can live under the same roof

C.  they will be taken care of in their later years

D.   the next generation can contribute more to society

3.  What's the meaning of the underlined word "mortality" in Paragraph 3?
A. Health.          B. Death.          C.  Employment.        D. Survival.

4. What's probably the writer's attitude towards the future of developing countries? '

A. Negative.       B.  Worried.          C.  Optimistic.      D. Doubtful.

5.  This passage mainly helps us to______________ .

 A.  know why developed countries develop so fast

B.   learn about the weak points of developing countries

C.   realize our responsibilities to develop our own country

D.  tell the differences between developing countries and developed ones

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