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* * * Always use the information around the word or phrase you don’t understand. You can learn new language in this way, or understand what is necessary (必要的) to complete a task. Can you read these following expressions? cause patient exactly attention in the end make a decision to one’s surprise even though take pride in Section1 Before You Read 造成 耐心的 正好 注意 浪费 最后 做决定 令人惊讶 即使 对…自豪 waste He used to cause a lot of trouble Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. However, ______________________________________. 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 not often at home. death n. 死;死亡 afford v.买得起;负担得起(常与can 或be able to连用) but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life. after his father’s death a few years ago, 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 trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, 2 . In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boy’s 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. 3 . cause v. 造成；使发生 himself pron.他自己；他本身 patient adj. 有耐性的；忍耐的 and didn’t give up trying to help him in the end 最后；终于 decision n.决定；决心 make a decision 下决定；下决心 Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time got into trouble with 遇到麻烦 The head teacher said it was necessary 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 t