A2 English test 3 – Text with multiple choice gaps

Marilyn Monroe 1 was bornis bornborned in 1926 in Los Angeles. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. When she was seven years old, her mother 2 had tohave tomust move into hospital because she was suffering from mental illness. After that, Norma lived in several foster homes. After her sixteenth birthday, Norma married James Dougherty, but their marriage didn’t last long. 3 BecauseAlthoughHowever Norma’s difficult childhood made her strong, it also made her very insecure.

During World War II, Marilyn worked in a factory. There, she 4 metwas methas met the photographer David Conover and he asked her to pose in his photographs. 5 TheyTheirTheirs photos were very successful. By 1945, she 6 has appearedappearedhad appeared on 33 magazine covers! But Marilyn’s dream was to be an actress. Because of her modelling success, she 7 gavewas givenhad given some film roles, and by 1953, she was one of 8 the more popularthe most popularthe popularest Hollywood stars.

9 ButAlthoughHowever, she was never lucky in love. In 1954, she married the baseball star Joe DiMaggio. They split up just nine months later. At the time, DiMaggio’s baseball career was ending. He felt jealous of Marilyn, 10 that shewhowhich had become famous and 11 was admiredwas admiringadmired by 12 manymucha lot people. He spent most of his time 13 watchingto watchwatch television, which Marilyn found boring.

In 1956, Marilyn married the writer Arthur Miller. At first, they were happy together, but later, while the two of them 14 had workedwere workinghave worked together on a film, they fell out and separated. Marilyn died from a drug overdose when she was 36 years old. Most people thought she committed suicide, but 15 anybodynobodysomebody will ever know for sure.