Unit2

Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.

Whoishe?BarackObama.ThepresidentoftheUSAIshesuccessful?Butheusedtobea……problemchild.Whatchangedhim?Doyouknow?loveTodaywewilllearnastoryabouthowaproblemchildchanged!Unit2ReadingHeusedtocausealotoftroublePleaseturntopage16Missinglanguagea.Howwasheabletochange?b.anddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphimC.That’swhenIdecidedtochanged.afterhisfather’sdeathafewdaysagoe.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistimeReadthepassagequicklyandthereare5sentencesmissing.Putthesentencesintothecorrectplaceinthereading.Readitquickly!Readquicklyandfillintheblank.Hedidn’tuseto____________________________Afterhisfather’sdeath

Hecausedproblemsfor_________________andwasn’tinterestedin________.Heoftengotintotrouble____________.

NowHehasbeen__________andisoneof________________________HowMartinchangedBeforehisfather’sdeathMissinglanguagea.Howwasheabletochange?b.anddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphimC.That’swhenIdecidedtochanged.afterhisfather’sdeathafewdaysagoe.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistimeReadthepassagequicklyandthereare5sentencesmissing.Putthesentencesintothecorrectplaceinthereading.Maybeyouwillmeetsomenewwords,don’tbeafraidofthem,trytoguessthem.dbecaReadquicklyandfillintheblank.Hedidn’tuseto____________________________Afterhisfather’sdeath

Hecausedproblemsfor_________________andwasn’tinterestedin________.Heoftengotintotrouble____________.

NowHehasbeen__________andisoneof________________________HowMartinchanged

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mothermanyproblemshimselfandhisfamily

withthepoliceworkinghardthebeststudyingstudentsinhisclass.Beforehisfather’sdeathReaditcarefully!

MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea“problemchild”,butarecentconversationwithhismotherchangedhislife.

Hedidn’tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.However,(1)afterhisfather’sdeathafewyearsago,Martin’slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn’taffordtopayforherchild’seducation.Todothis,shehadtowork,andsowasnotoftenathome.Heusedtocausealotoftrouble.WhathappenedtoMartin?hismotherwasnotoftenathomeMartin’sfatherdiedhislifebecamemuchmoredifficulthismotherhadtowork

Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnotinterestedinstudying,andheoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.Luckily,hismotherwasverypatient,(2)anddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphim

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theend,shemadeadifficultdecision:tosendhimtoaboy’sboardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.Didhismothergiveuphisson?

WhatdidMartin’smotherdoinordertohelpMartinintheend?Shesenthersontoaboy’sboardingschool.2.DidMartinliketheschool?Whatdidhewanttodo?No,hehateditandwantedtoleavetheschool.

Theheadteachersaiditwasnecessarytotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhismother,butto

hissurprise,thisphonecallchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“Mymotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus,hewaswatchingme,andwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.(4)That’swhenIdecidedtochange.Irealizethatsincemyfatherdied,Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.”TorFTFMartinfinallyunderstoodwhathisproblemwas.Thecalltohismotherchangedhislife.3.Martinwasafraidofbeingaloneafterhisfather’sdeath.

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NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghard,andheisnowatopstudentinhisclass.(5)Howwasheabletochange?Hismother’slovehelpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself,andasMartinhimselfsays,“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”WhatdoyouthinkchangedMartin’slife?A.Hisheadteacher.B.Thepolice.C.Hismother’slove.D.Hisfather’sdeath.ReaditbyyourselfPutthemintheirrightorder.1.Hewasnotinterestedinstudyingandoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.2.Hismothermadeadecisiontosendhimtoaboys’boardingschool.3.ToMartin’ssurprise,thephonecallchangedhislife.4.Martinwastoldthathisfatherwaswatchinghimandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodhedoes.5.Martinusedtobea“problemchild”.6.Hehatedtheschoolandusedtocausealotoftrouble.7.Martinsays,“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”-_____________________________________________________51263471.Martinisstillabadboy.2.Therewasn’tenoughmoneyforthefamily.3.Martinfinallyunderstoodwhathisproblemwas.4.Martin’sfatherdidn’tusetohelphim.5.Whathismothersaiddidn’tchangeMartin’smind.TRUEFALSEDON’TKNOWTRUEFALSEDON’T