Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. ___(1)___ life hasn't always been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed ___(2)___ part in school plays. After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look ___(3)___ work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he ___(4)___ drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become ___(5)___ successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film. Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world.