Heusedtocause （引起)alotoftrouble.
MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea"problemchild"butarecentconversationwithhismotherchangedhislife.Hedidn'tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.Howeverafterhisfather'sdeathafewyearsago36 Hismothercouldn'taf?fordtopay(不能负担）herchild'seducation.Todothisshehadtoworkandshewasoftennotathome. Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.UnfortunatelyMartinstillcausedproblemsforhim?selfandhisfamily.Hewasnotinterestedinstudying andheoftengotintotroublewith(与........冲突)the police.Luckilyhismotherwasverypatient(有耐心的）37 Intheendshemadeadifficultdecision:tosendhimtoaboys'boardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Onedayhetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.38 Buttheheadteacher(班主任)saiditwasnecessaryforMartintotalkwithhismother.Martincalled hismotherbuttohissurprisethisphonecallchanged hislife."ItwasexactlywhatIneeded."hesaid."My motherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehad givenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfather wasnolonger(不再)withushewaswatchingmeand wouldalwaystakepridein(对......感到S豪)everythinggoodIdo.39 Irealizethatsincemyfather diedIhavebeenafraidofbeingaloneandhavetried tomakemymotherpaymoreattentionto(多注意) me. NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.40 Hismother'slovehelpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimselfandasMartinhimselfsays"It'sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchil?dren."
A. Howwasheabletochange?
B. andshedidn'tgiveup(放弃)tryingtohelphim.
C. That'swhenIdecidedtochange.
D. Martin'slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.
E. HisteacheragreedhimtoleaveandthoughtMar?tinwaswastinghistime(浪费时间).
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