Martin Murray is a _____boy．He used to be a “problem child”, but a ______ conversation with his mother changed his life．He _______ give his mother many problems．However, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ______ difficult．His mother _______ to pay for her child’s education．To do this, she had to work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him _______ she could．Unfortunately Martin still caused problems for himself and his family．He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble ______ the police．Luckily, his mother was very patient and didn’t give up trying to help him．In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to _______ boarding school, Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble．One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school．Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.
The head teacher said ______ was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother．Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life．“ It was exactly what I needed,” he said., “ my mother helped me to understand _______ she had given me．She also told me that even though my father ______ with us, he was watching me and would always _______ everything good I do．That’s when I decided to change．I realize that since my father ______, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.
Now Martin has really changed．He has been working hard and is now one of the _______ students in his class．How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself, and ______ Martin himself says, “ It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”

A．fifteen year old B．fifteen years old C．fifteen-years-old D．fifteen-year-old

A．moved B．exciting C．recent D．recently

A．used to B．didn’t use to C．was used to D．didn’t used to

A．much more B．more much C．very much D．much even

A．can’t afford B．had no money C．had enough money D．can afford

A．so well as B．as good as C．as well as D．so good as

A．for B．about C．with D．of

A．a boy’s B．a boy C．a boys D．a boys’

A．that B．this C．it D．he

A．how much B．how many C．a lot D．too many

A．is no longer B．isn’t any longer C．was no longer D．wasn’t no longer

A．take pride of B．take proud of C．be proud of D．be proud in

A．died B．die C．dead D．death

A．good B．better C．best D．great

A．like B．as C．for D．as for