A2 English test 3 – Text with multiple choice gaps

Marilyn Monroe 1 bornwas bornis born in 1926 in Los Angeles. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. When she was seven years old, her mother 2 mustshouldhad to 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 HoweverAlthoughBecause Norma’s difficult childhood made her strong, it also made her very insecure.

During World War Two, Marilyn worked in a factory. There, she 4 metwas methas met the photographer David Conover and he asked her 5 to poseposingpose in his photographs. Their photos were very successful. By 1945 she 6 had appearedappearedwas appeared on 33 magazine covers! But Marilyn’s dream was to be an actress. 7 AlthoughBecauseBecause of her modelling success, she 8 was givenhad givengave some film roles, and by 1953, she was one of 9 the morethe mostmost popular Hollywood stars.

10 SoHoweverAlthough, 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 11 was endedhas endedwas ending. He felt jealous of Marilyn, 12 whichshewho had become famous and 13 admiredwas admiringwas admired by many people. He spent most of his time 14 to watchwatchingwatch 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 15 have workedhad workedwere working together on a film, they fell out and separated. Marilyn died from a drug overdose when she was 36 years old.