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school – got bad grades – father helped him to understand that it was important to do well at school Section 1 Before You Read Section 2 While You Read He used to cause a lot of trouble ? Martin Murray is a fifteenyearold boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life. ? He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ? However, (1) , ? Martin’s life became much more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she had to work, and so was often not at home. death n. 死 。死亡 afford 。負(fù)擔(dān)得起 (常與 can 或 be able to連用 ) after his father’s death a few years ago and didn’t give up trying to help him Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time. ? His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying, and he often got into troub