Read the passage and answer the question about patterns.(1)…

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Reаd the pаssаge and answer the questiоn abоut patterns.(1) Fоr hundreds of years, women were not allowed to sing in church or on the stage; consequently, young boys would sing the high parts. (2) Unfortunately, when the boys reached puberty, their voices would change. (3) By the 1700s, some enterprising Italians came up with a solution to preserve a boy's voice. (4) If the boy was castrated, then he could never go through puberty, and therefore his voice would never change. (5) It was said that these singers, known as the castrati, had voices that could make the angels in heaven cry. (6) Although the Church forbade castration, the voices of the castrati were highly prized at church services. (7) The golden age of this cruel custom began to fade during the 1800s, mostly because it became socially acceptable for women to sing professionally.The main patterns of organization of the selection are time order and

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